JP2003211885A - Adapter for binder of sheet or the like, and binder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an adapter for a binder which enables binding of a sheet or the like to the binder, in a form being independent of a binding form that the binder has. <P>SOLUTION: The adapter 20 for the binder has a fitting part 22 which is fitted to the binder binding the sheet or the like and a binding part 24 which is capable of holding the sheet or the like. By fitting the adapter 20 to the binder, the sheet or the like can be bound to the binder by axis parts 30 of the binding part 24 of the adapter. Accordingly, the sheet or the like can be bound in a binding form independent of the binding form of the binder. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a member for binding sheets, and more particularly to a member for binding sheets having holes along the edges such as loose leaves.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Sheets such as loose leaves, clear holders, and albums are provided with a plurality of holes along their edges, and a shaft provided in a binder is passed through the holes to be bound together. . The binder for binding the sheets includes, for example, a cover portion that covers the front surface, the rear surface, and the thickness portion of the sheets to be bound, and a binder that has a shaft portion such as a ring or a rod that is passed through the holes of the sheets. . Regarding the method of forming holes in sheets, the size, shape, and spacing of holes are standardized in Japan. For example, 2, 4, 20, 2,
Some have six and thirty holes.

[0003]

However, since the size of the sheets and the way of forming the holes are various, the positions of the holes of the sheets and the position of the binder shaft portion may not coincide with each other, and the sheets may not be bound. is there. For example, even with the same A5 size binder and loose leaf, a loose leaf having two holes cannot be bound to a binder having 20 shaft portions. Also, when binding multiple types of sheets into one, it is necessary to select the binder according to the sheets with a large distance between holes, so the holding strength and stability of sheets with more holes are stable. May not be secured.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a binder adapter capable of binding sheets to the binder in a form independent of the binding form of the binder. Another object is to provide a binder capable of binding sheets in two or more binding modes.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a binder adapter including a mounting portion mounted on a binder for binding sheets and a binding portion capable of holding sheets. According to the present invention, by attaching the binder adapter to the binder, it is possible to bind the sheets to the binder using the binding portion of the binder adapter. Therefore, sheets can be bound in a binding mode independent of the binding mode of the binder. Further, if the attaching portion is formed so as to be attachable to the holding shaft portion provided in the binder and passed through the connecting hole of the sheets, it is easy to attach the adapter to the binder. Further, it becomes possible to hold the sheets and the like both in the holding shaft portion of the binder and the binding portion of the adapter while the adapter is attached to the holding shaft portion of the binder. In addition, when the binding portion includes a shaft portion that is inserted into a hole for connecting sheets to lock the sheets, by using an adapter that includes a number of shaft portions that match the sheets to be bound, Sheets having holes can be closed with greater holding strength. Further, in the present invention, a holding shaft portion that holds the sheets is inserted through the connecting holes of the sheets, and a mounting portion that is attached to the holding shaft portion and a binding portion that can hold the sheets are provided. A binder including an adapter having the same is provided. This binder is
Sheets can be held at two types of parts, the binder holding shaft part and the binding part of the adapter attached to the holding shaft part.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a binder according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The binder 1 is a member that binds sheets into a booklet.
The binder 1 includes a cover 3, a body 10, and an adapter 20.

Here, the sheets in the present specification are
The sheet-shaped member includes a stationery, an information storage body, or a holder for storing these. Examples include papers such as printed matter, photographs, and copies, and include both loose-leaf papers that have connection holes at predetermined intervals on the edge and papers that do not have connection holes. . Further, a plastic sheet-like member formed in a stationery such as an underlay or a ruler and provided with a connecting hole along the edge is also included. In addition, photos, CDs and FDs
Disks such as, holders for storing cards such as business cards and magnetic cards, and sheet-shaped members formed of various materials such as rubber, metal, and wood can be included.

The cover 3 is a sheet-like member that covers the outer surface of the bound sheets. The front cover 3 is the front cover 5
And a back cover section 7. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the cover sheet portion 3 may include a spine cover portion 9 that covers the thickness direction of the sheets to be bound. Cover part 3 of the present embodiment
As shown in FIG. 1, one sheet-shaped member is folded to form a front cover portion 5, a back cover portion 9, and a rear cover portion 7.
Are integrally formed. Each part of the cover may be formed separately and integrated with the main body or other members.

The main body 10 is provided inside the cover 3. The main body portion 10 can be provided between the front cover portion 5 and the rear cover portion 7 of the cover portion 3 at various portions where sheets can be held. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
It is attached to the back cover section 9.

The main body 10 is a member for binding sheets. The main body 10 can be formed into various forms including a known binding mechanism. The main body 10 may include, for example, a pressing member that sandwiches both outer surfaces of the stacked sheets. Preferably, the main body portion 10 is configured to include a holding shaft portion that is passed through a connecting hole provided at one end edge of the sheets. As shown in FIG. 1, the main body portion 10 of the present embodiment extends along the spine cover portion 9 and includes a holding shaft portion 14 formed of a plurality of openable and closable annular members.

The body portion 10 is formed by a pair of movable members 17 and 18 extending in parallel along the longitudinal direction. The movable members 17 and 18 include base portions 12a and 12b each formed in a plate shape, and holding shaft portions 14a and 14b protruding from the base portions 12a and 12b. Holding shaft 1
4a and 14b are formed in the shape of an arcuate shaft. The holding shaft portions 14a and 14b are provided so as to form a closed ring when their tips come into contact with each other. Also, the knob 19a,
19b has a holding shaft portion 14 at both ends of the base portions 12a and 12b.
It is formed so as to project in the same direction as a and 14b.

The movable members 17 and 18 have bases 12a and 12
The ends of b in the longitudinal direction are rotatably connected to each other. The movable members 17 and 18 have a closed position in which the holding shaft portions 14a and 14b come into contact with each other by rotation to form a closed ring,
The holding shaft portions 14a and 14b are movable so as to be spaced apart from each other and to an open position formed in the ring opening. The movable members 17 and 18 are provided so as to be stably held at least in the closed position. In this embodiment, the movable member 1
The leaf springs 16 and 7 are biased to the closed position and the open position, respectively, and can be stably arranged in the closed position and the open position. The leaf spring 16 is provided across the lower sides of the bases 12a and 12b, and both ends thereof are locked to the outer ends in the longitudinal direction of the bases 12a and 12b.

The adapter 20 is a member that is attached to the main body 10 and binds sheets in a binding mode independent of the main body 10. The adapter 20 includes an attachment portion 22 attached to the main body portion 10 and a binding portion 24 that holds sheets and the like.

The attaching portion 22 is a portion attached to the main body portion 10. The mounting portion 22 is preferably formed so as to be removable from the main body portion 10. The attachment portion 22 may be attached to any part of the main body portion 10, but it is preferable that the attachment portion 22 can be attached to the holding shaft portion for the binder including the holding shaft portion.

The shape of the mounting portion 22 is not particularly limited. The attachment portion that can be attached to the holding shaft portion can be formed into a shape that is passed through the holding shaft portion, sandwiched or wound around the holding shaft portion, and locked to the holding shaft portion. Specifically, it is a member having an opening or a groove that is passed through the holding shaft portion, or an elastic member that elastically deforms and locks the holding shaft portion.

The attaching portion attached to the holding shaft portion may be engaged with at least a part of the holding shaft portion, and is preferably formed so as to be attached to two or more holding shaft portions. Further, the mounting portion may be provided so that the intervals between the plurality of openings, the groove portions, the locking portions such as the elastic member can be adjusted. At least a part of the opening of the mounting portion, the groove portion and the elastic portion may be detachably provided. Such a mounting portion can be mounted on various binders.

The mounting portion 22 of this embodiment is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, the plate-shaped portion 28 having the plurality of openings 26 is provided. The openings 26 are formed in a smaller number than the number of shafts of the holding shaft portion 14 of the main body portion 10.

The binding section 24 is a section for binding sheets. The binding unit 24 can have a mechanism similar to the mechanism for binding sheets provided in a known binder. The binding portion 24 can be, for example, a pressing member that sandwiches both outer surfaces of stacked sheets. Preferably, the binding portion 24 includes a plurality of holding shaft portions that are passed through connection holes provided at one end edge of the sheets. In particular,
The binding portion 24 is formed of a pair of members, and at least one of them is movably formed. The pair of members may always be integrally formed, or may be separably formed and may be a member that binds sheets together.

It is preferable that the binding portion 24 has a shaft portion that is passed through a connecting hole formed at the edge of the sheets.
The shape of the shaft portion is not particularly limited, and the shaft portion can be formed into a rod-shaped member or a plate-shaped member having a ring-shaped, linear or curved axis. When a shaft portion is provided in the binding portion 24,
It is preferable that two or more shaft portions are provided at a predetermined interval. Further, the binding portion 24 may be provided so as to be movable along the longitudinal direction of the adapter 20, like the opening 26 of the attachment portion 22 and the like. Further, at least a part of the shaft portion may be detachably provided.

In the binding portion 24 of this embodiment, two shaft portions 30 are provided as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the binding portion 24 has a board portion 32 extending from the plate-like portion 28 of the mounting portion 22, and an opening / closing member 36 rotatably fixed to the board portion 32. There is. Two shafts 30
Each includes a fixed shaft portion 34 provided integrally with the substrate portion 32 and an opening / closing shaft portion 42 provided on the opening / closing member 36.

The board portion 32 is the plate-like portion 2 of the mounting portion 22.
8 is a plate-shaped portion that forms the same plane as 8. The fixed shaft portion 34 is
It is an arc-shaped shaft portion corresponding to a semicircle, and is formed so as to project upward from the vicinity of the end portion of the substrate portion 32 on the side opposite to the attachment portion 22.

The opening / closing member 36 includes a supporting portion 38 and an operating portion 4
0 and the opening / closing shaft portion 42. The support portion 38 is formed in a plate shape, and an end portion extending along the longitudinal direction of the substrate portion 32 is rotatably connected to the substrate portion 32 by a hinge structure. The operation portion 40 is a plate-shaped portion that is bent at a predetermined angle with respect to the support portion 38 from the end portion of the support portion 38 on the side opposite to the hinge structure and extends toward the attachment portion 22 side. The opening / closing shaft portion 42 is an arc-shaped shaft portion that extends from the bent portion formed by the support portion 38 and the operation portion 40 to the side opposite to the mounting portion 22. The opening / closing shaft portion 42 is provided at a position corresponding to the fixed shaft portion 34.

Due to the hinge structure of the opening / closing member 36, the opening / closing shaft 42 is separated from the closed position (see FIG. 2) where the opening / closing shaft 42 abuts the fixed shaft 34 to form a closed ring. It is movable between an open position (see FIG. 3) that forms an open ring. The opening / closing member 36 is provided so as to be stably held in the closed position. In the present embodiment, a coil spring 44 as an urging means is provided between the substrate portion 32 and the support portion 38 of the opening / closing member 36. Coil spring 4
4 urges the opening / closing member 36 to the closed position.

Next, a method of using the binder 1 of this embodiment will be described. First, the knobs 19a and 19 of the movable members 17 and 18 of the main body 10 provided on the cover 3
The movable members 17 and 18 are arranged at the open position with the b interposed therebetween.
Then, the holding shaft portion 14b is passed through the opening 26 of the mounting portion 22 of the adapter 20. After that, the movable members 17 and 18 are arranged at the closed position and the holding shaft portions 14a and 14b are closed annular, whereby the attachment of the adapter 20 to the main body portion 10 is completed.

In order to bind the sheets to the adapter 20, first, the operating portion 40 of the opening / closing member 36 of the binding portion 24 is pushed,
The opening / closing member 36 is rotated to open the shaft portion 30.
In this state, holes for sheets can be passed through the fixed shaft portion 34. After that, by releasing the pressing force of the operation portion 40, the opening / closing member 36 is arranged at the closed position by the bias of the coil spring 44, and the shaft portion 30 is formed in a closed ring. Thereby, the sheets can be favorably held and bound.

Binder 1 to which the adapter 20 is attached
Sheets can be held in the main body portion 10 of.
In this case, the movable members 17 and 18 of the main body portion 10 are arranged at the open position to bring the holding shaft portion 14 into an open state, and the holding shaft portion 14 is passed through the connecting hole of the sheets. And the movable member 1
7 and 18 are placed in the closed position, and the holding shaft portion 14 is closed. The sheets can be bound anywhere in the back or in front of the adapter 20.

According to the binder 1, the adapter 20 having a simple structure can be easily removed from the holding shaft portion 14 of the main body portion 10 which is fixed in advance. And the adapter 20
By attaching, sheets can be bound to the binder 1 in the binding form of the adapter 20.

Another embodiment of the adapter according to the present invention will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. Figure 4
2 shows an adapter 50 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The adapter 50 illustrated in FIG. 4 includes a binding portion 54 and a mounting portion 52 that is provided so that the position of the binding portion 54 can be switched by sliding. The mounting portion 52 has two plate-shaped portions 58 each having one opening 56 through which the holding shaft portion of the binder can be inserted, and the plate-shaped portions 58 have a predetermined shape via a long-axis-shaped connecting portion 60. It is integrated at intervals. The connecting portion 60 includes a convex portion 60 a that extends in the longitudinal direction and that protrudes to the side opposite to the plate-shaped portion 58.

The binding portion 54 includes a base member 63 having 20 shaft portions and a detachable attachment member 6 having 6 shaft portions.
5 and 5. The configurations of the shaft portions of the base member 63 and the attachment member 65 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof will be omitted. The base member 63 has a connecting portion 6 extending in the longitudinal direction.
6 is provided. A recess 66a is provided in the central portion of the connecting portion 66 in the longitudinal direction. The concave portion 66a is formed so that the convex portion 60a of the connecting portion 60 of the mounting portion 52 can be engaged with the concave portion 66a. Further, a similar recess extending in the longitudinal direction is formed at one end of the base member 63 in the longitudinal direction (not shown). Similarly, the attachment member 65 also has a connecting portion 68, and a protrusion 68a extending along the longitudinal direction is provided at the end of the connecting portion 68 on the shaft side. The convex portion 68a is engageable with a concave portion formed at an end portion in the longitudinal direction of the base member 63 (not shown).

The mounting portion 52 and the attachment member 65 are slidable along the connecting portion 60 of the base member 63. Further, the attachment portion 52 and the attachment member 65 can be fixed to predetermined positions in the connecting portion 66 of the base member 63 by known means.

In this adapter 50, by attaching the attachment member 65 to the base member 63, it is possible to switch from the 20-hole type corresponding to the A5 size to the 26-hole type corresponding to the B5 size. By sliding the mounting portion 52 with respect to the base member 63, the position of the mounting portion 52 can be switched so that it is always located at the center in the longitudinal direction of the binding portion 54.

FIG. 5 shows a binder 70 including an adapter 72 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The binder 70 is the same as the binder 1 of the first embodiment except that the binder 70 is not provided, and thus the description thereof will be omitted. The adapter 72 includes a plurality of closed rings 76 arranged in the same plane.
The mounting portion 74 having the above and the binding portion 78 similar to that of the first embodiment are provided. In the present embodiment, the mounting portion 74 is provided with four closed rings, and is provided at intervals corresponding to every third holding shaft portion 79 with respect to the plurality of holding shaft portions 79 arranged in a straight line in the binder 70. ing.

FIG. 6 shows an adapter 80 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The adapter 80 includes a mounting portion 82 including two long shaft portions 84 and 85 arranged in parallel. The mounting portion 82 includes two long shaft portions 8
4 and 85 are connected to each other, and a groove portion 88 is provided between the connection portion 86 and the two long shaft portions 84 and 85.
Are formed. The groove portion 88 is formed with a width that allows the holding shaft portion of the binder to pass therethrough. Further, since the binding portion 89 of the adapter 80 has the same configuration as the main body portion 10 of the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

In the case where the mounting portions 74 and 82 are fixed to a longer range of the binder like the adapters 72 and 80, the adapters 72 and 80 are stably attached to the binder. Also, like the adapter 80, the groove 8
In the configuration including eight, a smaller number of groove portions 88 can be engaged with more holding shaft portions of the binder. That is, it is possible to form the adapter 80 with the attachment portion 82 having a simpler configuration while ensuring the stability when attached to the binder.

Further, FIG. 7 shows a binder 90 including an adapter 92 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. The binder 90 is the same as the binder 1 of the first embodiment except that the cover portion 3 is not provided, and thus the description thereof will be omitted. The adapter 92 shown in FIG. 7 includes a mounting portion 94 formed of an elastic member, and a binding portion 96 having a holding portion for sandwiching both outer sides of the superposed sheets. The mounting portion 94 includes a pair of leaf spring members 98 that are wound around the outer periphery of the holding shaft portion and locked. The leaf spring member 98 is curved in a direction in which end portions of the leaf spring member 98, which are engaged with the holding shaft portion, face each other.

The binding portion 96 is provided with a pair of pressing members 100 and 102 which are arranged on both outer sides of a plurality of stacked sheets and sandwich the sheets. The upper pressing member 100 is
The lower presser member 102 is provided so that it can be switched between a separated position where the distance between the presser members is increased by a known method and a binding position where the lower presser member 102 is biased toward the lower presser member 102. That is, it is attached so as to cooperate with the lever 106 that rotates about the shaft portion 104 with respect to the lower pressing member 102, and the lever 106 and the upper pressing member 1 are attached.
The coil spring 108 is provided between the coil springs 00 and 00. In the binding position where the lever 106 shown in FIG. 7 is folded downward, the upper pressing member 100 is moved by the coil spring 108 by the coil spring 108.
The lower pressing member 102 is urged.

In the embodiment in which the elastic member is used for the attachment portion 94, the movement of the adapter along the holding shaft portion is suppressed, so that the sheets passed through the binding portion of the adapter are moved with respect to the binding portion. Is easy. Note that as another form of the elastic member, a rubber-like member having a groove portion in which the holding shaft portion is wound can be cited. In the mode in which the plate spring member 98 is used for the mounting portion 94 as in the present embodiment, it is possible to form the plate spring member 98 so that it can be locked according to the interval between the holding shaft portions of the binder without providing an adjusting mechanism. Further, in the form in which both outer surfaces of the sheets on which the binding portion 96 is overlapped are sandwiched, various sheets are bound regardless of the form of the holes formed at the edge of the sheets and the size and shape of the sheets. be able to.

The adapters of these embodiments have a shape in which the attachment portion of the adapter is passed through the holding shaft portion of the binder,
Moreover, the attachment portion is formed to have a thickness smaller than the length of the shaft of the holding shaft portion. Therefore, the binders to which the adapter is attached can hold the sheets, and the binders can be bound to one binder in the binding form of the binder and the binding form of the adapter.
Therefore, sheets having different numbers of holes and sheets having different sizes can be favorably held and bound into one. For example, a binder 1 suitable for binding a 20-hole A4 document and an adapter suitable for closing a regular-sized photo album are attached to the binder 1 to properly bind the document and the album to one binder. be able to.

It is also possible to provide a plurality of these adapters for one binder. In this form, sheets can be bound to one binder in more binding forms. Alternatively, by using a plurality of adapters having the same or different binding form, it is possible to arrange and conveniently arrange the sheets and the like. For example, by collectively binding sheets for each item into one adapter, the adapters can be taken out of the binder and only predetermined items can be browsed. Also, the documents taken out together with the adapter are
Since the sheets are bound by the adapter, the sheets are not separated and are easy to use. In particular, in the form in which the adapter includes the shaft portion, the sheets are rotatably held with respect to the binding portion of the adapter, so that the sheets can be easily viewed. Further, since the adapters shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 have an outer surface portion (an outer surface that constitutes the lower surface of each adapter in FIGS. 1 to 7) that is parallel to the sheets to be bound, it is stable on a desk or the like. Can be placed on.

The shape of the binder according to the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various known forms can be used. Further, the binding portion of the binder adapter according to the present invention may also have a known binding form. Furthermore, with regard to the binder according to the present invention, it is possible to bind sheets without using an adapter,
Needless to say.

[0041]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a binder adapter capable of binding sheets to the binder in a form independent of the binding form of the binder. Further, it is possible to provide a binder capable of binding sheets in two or more binding modes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a binder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of a main body of the binder shown in FIG. 1 and an adapter.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the adapter shown in FIG. 2 is open.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an adapter according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an adapter according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an adapter according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an adapter according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,70,90 binder 3 cover 10 Main body 20,50,72,80,92 Adapter 5 Front cover 7 Back cover part 9 spine cover 12 base 14,79 Holding shaft 16 leaf spring 17,18 Movable member 19 knobs 22,52,74,82,94 mounting part 24, 54, 78, 89, 96 binding section 26,56 holes 28,58 Plate part 30 Shaft 32 board part 34 Fixed shaft 36 Opening / closing member 38 Support 40 Operation part 42 Open / close shaft 44 coil spring 60, 66, 68 Connection part 60a, 68a convex part 63 Foundation member 65 Accessories 66a recess 76 ring closure 84,85 Long shaft 86 connection parts 88 groove 98 leaf spring member 100 Upper pressing member 102 Lower pressing member 104 Shaft 106 lever 108 coil spring

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A binder adapter, comprising: an attachment portion attached to a binder for binding sheets, and a binding portion capable of holding sheets. 2. The adapter according to claim 1, wherein the attachment portion is formed so as to be attachable to a holding shaft portion provided in the binder and passed through a connecting hole for sheets. 3. The binding portion includes a shaft portion which is inserted into a connecting hole of the sheets and locks the sheets.
Adapter described in. 4. A holding shaft portion that holds the sheets by being passed through a connecting hole of the sheets, and has a mounting portion that is mounted on the holding shaft portion and a binding portion that can hold the sheets. Binder with adapter.