JP2003276380A - Binding implement - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a binding implement which makes it possible to fix insertion rods in a state of being inserted into pipe members, even when a swing part is not fixed to a base fixed to the shelfback of a cover of a file, and moreover which makes the insertion rods fixed in the state of being inserted into the pipe members, on the occasion of fixing the swing part to the base, even when the insertion rods are not fixed in the state of being inserted into the pipe members. <P>SOLUTION: The binding implement 10 comprises the base 22 fixed to the shelfback 14a of the file 12. Pawl parts 24 of a swing part fixing means, a slant part 26 for fixation of an operating means and a swing plate 24 are formed in the base 22. The pipe members 38 and recess parts 40 for fixation of an insertion rod fixing means are formed on the side of the swing plate 34. A catching part 50 of the swing part fixing means and projecting parts 70 of the insertion rod fixing means are formed on the side of a support plate 44 whereon the insertion rods 46 to be inserted into the pipe members 38 are formed. <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 binding tool, and more particularly to a binding tool that is attached to an inner surface of a spine cover of a file and that binds documents having a plurality of binding holes such as two binding holes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional files which form the background of the present invention are, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-2145 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-2014.
It is disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 35503. In the files disclosed in these publications, a binding tool is attached to the inner surface of the spine cover of the cover. 14 is a perspective view showing a substrate or the like of such a conventional binding tool, FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a rotating plate or the like of such a conventional binding tool, and FIG. 16 is a conventional view. It is a perspective view which shows the insertion rod etc. of a binding tool. The conventional binding device shown in FIGS. 14 to 16 includes a substantially rectangular plate-shaped substrate 1 fixed to an inner surface of a spine cover of a file cover. A swing plate 2 having a substantially rectangular plate shape is rotatably attached to one end side in the width direction of the substrate 1 (the back cover side of the front cover of the file). The oscillating plate 2 is biased by a spring 3 toward the back cover side of the front cover of the file. On the main surface of the oscillating plate 2,
Two cylindrical pipe members 4 and 4 are formed to stand upright with a space therebetween. When binding a document, these pipe members 4 and 4 are passed through two binding holes formed in the document. Two cylindrical insertion rods 5, 5 are inserted into these pipe members 4, 4, respectively. These insertion rods 5 and 5 are formed on the main surface of the support plate 6 having a substantially rectangular plate shape so as to stand upright at a distance. A fixed plate 7 having a substantially rectangular plate shape is formed on the other end side of the substrate 1 in the width direction (the front cover side of the cover of the file). The fixed plate 7 is the substrate 1
Is formed so as to be substantially vertical. A rotary plate 8 having a substantially rectangular plate shape is rotatably attached to the outside of the fixed plate 7. The rotating plate 8 is biased by a spring 9 toward the fixed plate 7. The central portion of the tip of the rotary plate 8 is formed as a hook portion 8a. The hook portion 8a is formed by inserting the two insertion rods 5 and 5 into the two pipe members 4 and 4 and swinging the plate 2 and the support plate 6 respectively.
It is for fixing the entire binding tool by being hooked on the support plate 6 in a state in which the above is rotated to the substrate 1 side. In the file using the above-mentioned binding tool, when binding a document, first, the two pipe members 4 and 4 are passed through the two binding holes formed in the document. Then, the two insertion rods 5 and 5 are inserted into the two pipe members 4 and 4. In this state, the oscillating plate 2 and the supporting plate 6 are rotated toward the substrate 1. Then, the support plate 6 overlaps with the fixed plate 7, and the hook portion 8a of the rotating plate 8 is caught by the support plate 6 by the force of the spring 9, so that the entire binding tool is fixed. Thereby,
In the cover of the file, the document is bound between the swing plate 2 and the support plate 6 of the binding tool. On the other hand, in the file using the above-described binding tool, when the bound document is taken out, first, the rotating plate 8 is arranged so that the hook portion 8 a is disengaged from the support plate 6.
Is rotated to the side opposite to the fixed plate 7 side against the force of the spring 9, the swing plate 2 and the support plate 6 are rotated to the side opposite to the substrate 1 side. And the two pipe members 4, 4
The two insertion rods 5 and 5 are removed from the. Then, the document is pulled out from the two pipe members 4 and 4 and taken out.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned file binding device, when the hook portion 8a is not hooked to the support plate 6 and the whole is not fixed, the substrate 1 fixed to the spine cover of the file cover is not used. Since the rocking plate 2 and the like can be rotated, the spine cover of the file cover does not get in the way when the rocking plate 2 and the like are rotated. However, in that case, since the insertion rod 5 is not fixed in the state of being inserted into the pipe member 4, the document is likely to come out of the pipe member 4 together with the insertion rod 5 and is difficult to read. Therefore, it is conceivable to provide an insertion rod fixing means for fixing the insertion rod in a state of being inserted in the pipe member. However, such an insertion rod fixing means may work when fixing the swing plate to the substrate. desirable.

Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to fix the insertion rod inserted in the pipe member even when the swinging portion is not fixed to the substrate fixed to the spine cover of the file cover. In addition, even when the insertion rod is not fixed in the state of being inserted into the pipe member,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a binding tool in which an insertion rod is fixed in a state of being inserted in a pipe member when fixing a swinging portion to a substrate.

[0005]

A binding device according to the present invention is a binding device which is attached to the inner surface of a spine cover of a file, and which is fixed to the inner surface of the spine cover and rotatable to the substrate. The rocking part formed on the rocking part, the pipe member formed on the rocking part, the support part on which the insertion rod inserted into the pipe member is formed, and the rocking part fixed in the state of being rotated toward the substrate side. For fixing the insertion rod to the pipe member, and the insertion rod fixing means for fixing the insertion rod to the pipe member, and the insertion rod to the pipe member when the insertion rod is not fixed and swings. The binding device includes a swinging part fixing means and an operating means for actuating the insertion rod fixing means by rotating the part to the substrate side. In the binding device according to the present invention, for example, the oscillating portion fixing means includes means for fixing the supporting portion side to the substrate side, and the insertion rod fixing means fixes the supporting portion side to the oscillating portion side. The operating means includes means for displacing the support portion side with respect to the substrate side and the swing portion side. Further, in the binding device according to the present invention, for example, the swinging portion fixing means includes a claw portion formed on the substrate side and a hooking member formed on the support portion side and hooked by the claw portion, and the insertion rod fixing means. The means includes a concave portion or a convex portion formed on the oscillating portion side and a convex portion or a concave portion formed on the supporting portion side and fitted into the concave portion or the convex portion, and the operating means is provided on the substrate side and the supporting portion side. By including the fixing inclined portion formed on one side and pushing the supporting portion side to the substrate side so that the other side of the substrate side and the supporting portion side corresponds to the fixing inclined portion, the hook member is caught by the claw portion. , The supporting portion side is displaced relative to the substrate side, and the supporting portion side is displaced relative to the swinging portion side so that the convex portion or the concave portion formed on the supporting portion side fits into the concave portion or the convex portion formed on the swinging portion side. It may be displaced.

In the binding device according to the present invention, the oscillating portion can be fixed by the oscillating portion fixing means in a state of being rotated to the substrate side. Further, in the binding device according to the present invention,
The insertion rod fixing means can fix the insertion rod in a state of being inserted into the pipe member. Further, in the binding device according to the present invention, if the swinging portion is rotated to the substrate side in a state where the insertion rod is inserted into the pipe member and is not fixed, the swinging portion fixing means by the operating means. And the insertion rod fixing means can be activated. Therefore, in the binding device according to the present invention, the insertion rod can be fixed in the state of being inserted into the pipe member even when the swinging portion is not fixed to the substrate fixed to the spine cover of the file cover. , The bound documents are easy to read, and even when the insertion rod is not fixed in the state of being inserted in the pipe member,
When fixing the swinging part to the substrate, the insertion rod is fixed in a state of being inserted into the pipe member.

The above objects, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention with reference to the drawings.

[0008]

1 is a perspective view showing an example of a binding tool of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof. The binding tool 10 is used as a part of the file 12 and is attached to the cover 14 of the file 12. The front cover 14 includes a back cover 14a, and a front cover 14b and a back cover 14c are formed on both sides of the back cover 14a. And spine 14a
The binding tool 10 is attached to.

The binding device 10 includes a base 20 which is a fixing member fixed to the cover 14. As shown in FIG. 3, the base 20 is a substantially rectangular plate-shaped substrate 2 made of synthetic resin or the like.
Including 2. The substrate 22 is fixed to the spine cover 14a by, for example, ultrasonic welding or rivets. Two claws 24 are formed in the vicinity of one side (front cover 14b side) in the width direction of the substrate 22. The claw portions 24 are formed side by side in the longitudinal direction of the substrate 22 with a predetermined space therebetween. These claw portions 24 are formed so as to rise from the surface of the substrate 22,
The upper end portion is formed to be bent in a hook shape toward one side in the width direction of the substrate 22.

Further, two fixing inclined portions 26 are formed on both sides of the two claw portions 24 at one end (on the front cover 14b side) in the width direction of the substrate 22. The fixed inclined portion 26 is
The substrate 22 is inclined so as to become lower from one side in the width direction toward the central portion side. Further, the substrate 22
A canceling inclined portion 28 is formed at the central portion on one side in the width direction. The releasing inclined portion 28 is inclined so as to become lower from the central portion side of the substrate 22 toward the one end side. The fixing inclined portion 26 is used when binding a document or the like to the binding tool 10 and fixing it, and the releasing inclined portion 28 is used when removing a bound object A such as a document bound by the binding tool 10. .

The other side of the substrate 22 in the width direction (the back cover 14c
On the side), a movable member 32 that forms a binding member 300 that binds a material to be bound A such as a document is formed via a hinge portion 30. The movable member 32 includes a oscillating plate 34 having a rectangular plate shape, and the oscillating plate 34 is rotatably formed around the thin hinge portion 30. Hinge part 3 of swing plate 34
From the 0 side, make it orthogonal to the plane of the oscillating plate 34, and
One fixed plate 36 is formed. These fixing plates 36 are
The oscillating plate 34 is formed on both ends in the longitudinal direction. Fixed plate 3
Fixing recesses 40 are formed at the ends of each of the six.

Further, two pipe members 38 are formed so as to extend orthogonally from the surface of the oscillating plate 34 and form a binding rod through which a circular binding hole formed in a material A to be bound such as a document is inserted. Is formed. These pipe members 38 are formed at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the swing plate. Pipe member 3
8 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and one end thereof is fixed to the swing plate 34. The other end of the pipe member 38 is formed so as to be inclined.

Further, the binding tool 10 cooperates with the movable member 32 to bind a binding object A such as a document.
The fitting member 42 which constitutes 0 is included. The fitting member 42 includes a rectangular plate-shaped support plate 44, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6.
Two insertion rods 4 are arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the support plate 44.
6 is formed. The insertion rod 46 is formed at a position corresponding to the pipe member 38 extending from the swing plate 34, and by inserting the insertion rod 46 into the pipe member 38, a document can be bound.

Further, two guide plates 48 extending from one side end of the support plate 44 in the width direction so as to be orthogonal to one surface of the support plate 44 are formed. The guide plate 48 is the support plate 44.
Are formed on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the rocking plate, and are formed at positions corresponding to the fixed plates 36 formed on the swing plate 34. Guide plate 48
When the insertion rod 46 is inserted into the pipe member 38, the insertion rod 46 and the pipe member 38 are arranged on the lower surface of the fixing plate 36.
It is used to match the positional relationship with.

Inside the guide plate 48, the support plate 44
The two hooking members 50 are formed so as to be orthogonal to the plane. These hooking members 50 are used to hook on the claw portions 24 of the substrate 22. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, from the other surface of the support plate 44 to the guide plate 48,
Two curved surface portions 52 are formed. These curved surface portions 52
Is formed at a position corresponding to the fixing inclined portion 26 formed on the substrate 22 when the insertion rod 46 is inserted into the pipe member 38.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a detachable member mounting portion 54 is formed in the central portion of the support plate 44. The attachment / detachment member mounting portion 54 includes a wall member 56 formed in parallel with the support plate 44 on one end side in the width direction of the support plate 44, and an insertion rod 46 on the multi-end side of the support plate 44 and on the inside of the insertion rod 46. And a rib 58 projecting in the same direction as. A notch 54a is formed in the attachment / detachment member mounting portion 54, and the attachment / detachment member 60 is attached thereto.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the attaching / detaching member 60 includes a sandwiching portion 62 bent in a U shape, and sandwiching the sandwiching portion 62 so as to sandwich the cutout portion 54a forming portion of the support plate 44. To do. Attachment / detachment member mounting portion 5 of the support plate 44
On the fourth side, stoppers 64 are formed so as to extend on both sides of the sandwiching portion 62 in the longitudinal direction. As shown in FIG. 9, these stoppers 64 are caught by the ribs 58 formed on the support plate 44 to prevent the holding portion 62 from coming off the support plate 44.

Further, a bending member 68 is formed in the central portion of the holding portion 62 via a connecting portion 66. Bending member 6
8 is formed to extend in the longitudinal direction of the support plate 44,
The central portion is connected to the connecting portion 66. Bending member 6
Projections 70 projecting toward the guide plate 48 are formed at both ends of the guide plate 8. The bending member 68 is sandwiched between the support plate 44 and the wall member 56, and the detachable member 60 is stably held. Then, the convex portion 70 includes the support plate 44 and the wall member 5
It is formed so as to be exposed from between 6 in the direction of the guide plate 48.

A fulcrum member 72 formed on the fitting member 42 is in contact with the middle portion of the bending member 68. By the contact of the fulcrum member 72, when the holding portion 62 is pushed toward the connecting portion 62 side, the bending member 68 is bent around the fulcrum member 72. As a result, the convex portion 70 exposed toward the guide plate 48 is raised,
It is no longer exposed on the guide plate 48 side. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, in the central portion of the support plate 44 in the longitudinal direction,
A window portion 74 is formed between the support plate 44 and the wall member 56. Then, when the holding portion 62 is pushed toward the connection portion 62 side, the central portion of the bending member 68 is exposed from the window portion 74.

In order to hold the document in the file 12, the pipe member 38 is inserted into the document in which the hole is formed with the detachable member 60 removed. At this time, since the tip of the pipe member 38 is inclined, the pipe member 38 can be easily passed through the document. At this time, the movable member 3
2 is in a swingable state around the hinge portion 30. Then, by inserting the insertion rod 46 of the fitting member 42 into the pipe member 38, the guide plate 48 of the fitting member 42 slides under the fixed plate 36 of the movable member 32.
When the fixed plate 36 collides with the support plate 44, the convex portion 70 of the detachable member 60 enters the fixing concave portion 40 formed in the fixed plate 36, and the fitting member 42 is fitted to the movable member 32.

In this state, the document is sandwiched between the swing plate 34 of the movable member 32 and the support plate 44 of the fitting member 42 and held by the pipe member 38. Therefore, the document is held in a swingable state. Further, by tilting the movable member 32 toward the base 20, the hooking member 50 of the fitting member 42 hits the claw 24 of the base 20, the claw 24 bends, and the hooking member 50 catches on the hook-shaped portion. Fixed.

As described above, in this binding device 10, the movement of the pipe member 38 in the extension direction is fixed by the convex portion 70 of the detachable member 60 and the fixing concave portion 40 of the movable member 32, and the fitting member 42 is pulled. The swinging of the movable member 32 is fixed by the hanging member 50 and the claw portion 24 of the base 20.

Further, even if the movable member 32 is tilted to the base 20 side in a state where the fitting member 42 is not fixed to the movable member 32, the document can be held in the file 12. In this case, the movable member 32 is tilted to the base 20 side in a state where the convex portion 70 of the detachable member 60 is not fitted in the fixing concave portion 40 of the movable member 32. When the movable member 32 approaches the base 20, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the curved surface portion 52 of the fitting member 42 abuts on the fixed inclined portion 26 of the base 20, and the support plate 44 is moved to the swing plate 34. While pushing in the direction, the face portion 52 moves on the fixing inclined portion 26. Therefore, the movable member 32 is brought closer to the base 20 so that the support plate 4
4 is pushed, the convex portion 70 of the attaching / detaching member 60 is fitted into the fixing concave portion 40, and at the same time, the hooking member 50 is moved to the claw portion 2.
Fit in the hook-shaped part of 4.

As described above, in this binding device 10, the document is held by pressing the movable member 32 against the base 20 whether the fitting member 42 is fixed to the movable member 32 or not. be able to.

When the document held in the file 12 is to be removed, as shown in FIG.
By pushing 2 along the surface of the support plate 44, the bending member 68 bends around the fulcrum member 72 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the protrusions 70 formed at both ends of the bending member 68 are raised, and the protrusions 70 are disengaged from the fixing recesses 40. This allows the fitting member 42 to move along the pipe member 38. Further, as shown in FIGS. 13 (A) and 13 (B), the bending member 68 is pushed by pushing the holding portion 62.
The central portion of the is exposed from the window 74 and hits the releasing inclined portion 28 of the base 20. Therefore, the central portion of the exposed bending member 68 moves on the releasing inclined portion 28, and the fitting rod 42 moves so that the insertion rod 46 comes out of the pipe member 38. Therefore, by pushing the sandwiching portion 62, the projection 70 of the detachable member 60 is disengaged from the fixing recess 40, and at the same time, the hooking member 50 is disengaged from the claw 24.

As described above, the binding device 10 has a structure in which it can be fixed at two places to hold a document, but the binding device 10 can be fixed and released by one operation. it can. Further, it is also possible to hold the document by the movable member 32 and the fitting member 42 and allow the document to swing in that state.

In the binding device 10 described above, the substantially rectangular plate-shaped substrate 22, the rectangular plate-shaped rocking plate 34 as the rocking part, and the rectangular plate-shaped support plate 44 as the supporting part are used. They may be formed in other shapes.

In the binding device 10 described above, the claw portion 24 formed on the substrate 22 side and the hooking portion 50 formed on the support plate 44 side are used as the swinging portion fixing means. The rocking portion fixing means may be configured by means other than the claw portion and the hook portion.

Further, in the above-mentioned binding device 10, as the insertion portion fixing means, the fixing concave portion 4 formed on the rocking plate 34 side.
0 and the convex plate 70 formed on the attachment / detachment member 60 on the support plate 44 side.
Although the fixing concave portion and the convex portion may be formed at positions opposite to each other, the insertion portion fixing means may be constituted by means other than the fixing concave portion and the convex portion.

Further, in the binding device 10 described above, the fixed inclined portion 26 formed on the substrate 22 side is used as the operating means, but the fixed inclined portion may be formed on the support plate 44 side. Further, the operating means may be configured by means other than the fixing inclined portion.

In the above-mentioned binding device 10, the releasing means formed on the substrate 22 side as releasing means for releasing the fixing of the swinging portion by the swinging portion fixing means and the fixing of the insertion rod by the insertion rod fixing means. Although the inclined portion 28 is used, the releasing inclined portion may be formed on the support plate 44 side, and
The releasing means may be configured by means other than the fixing inclined portion.

[0032]

According to the present invention, the insertion rod can be fixed in the state of being inserted into the pipe member even when the swinging portion is not fixed to the substrate fixed to the spine cover of the file cover. The binding rod can be inserted into the pipe member when the swinging part is fixed to the substrate even when the bound document is easy to read and the insertion rod is not fixed while being inserted into the pipe member. A binding tool that is fixed in the fixed state is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a binding device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the binding device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a base and a movable member used in the binding device shown in FIG.

4 is a plan view showing a fitting member used in the binding device shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

5 is a side view solution view of the fitting member shown in FIG. 4. FIG.

6 is a bottom view solution view of the fitting member shown in FIG. 4. FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a detachable member attached to the fitting member shown in FIG.

8 is a side view solution diagram of the attachment / detachment member shown in FIG. 7. FIG.

FIG. 9 is an illustrative view showing a state of each part when the binding device is fixed.

10 (A) and 10 (B) are illustrative views showing a movement when fixing the binding tool.

FIG. 11 is an illustrative view showing a state when the fixed binding device is released.

FIG. 12 is an illustrative view showing a state of each part of the binding device shown in FIG. 11.

13 (A) and 13 (B) are illustrative views showing a movement when releasing a fixed binding tool.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a substrate and the like of a conventional binding device.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a rotating plate and the like of a conventional binding device.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing an insertion rod and the like of a conventional binding device.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 binding tools 12 files 14 cover 14a spine cover 22 Substrate 24 nails 26 Fixed slope 28 Inclination part for release 34 Swing plate 38 Pipe members 40 Fixing recess 44 Support plate 46 Insertion rod 50 Hook 60 Detachable member 70 convex

Continued front page    (72) Inventor Shungo Matsumoto             1-22 Noninbashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi             In the company Richt Lab F-term (reference) 2C017 UE01 UE03 UE06

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A binding device attached to an inner surface of a spine cover of a file, a substrate fixed to the inner surface of the spine cover, a swinging portion rotatably formed on the substrate, and the swinging device. A pipe member formed in the pipe part, a support part in which an insertion rod to be inserted into the pipe member is formed, a rocking part fixing means for fixing the rocking part in a state of being rotated toward the substrate side, the insertion Insertion rod fixing means for fixing the rod in a state of being inserted into the pipe member, and the swinging portion to the substrate side in a state where the insertion rod is inserted in the pipe member and is not fixed. A binding tool that includes an operating means that operates the swinging part fixing means and the insertion rod fixing means by rotating. 2. The oscillating portion fixing means includes means for fixing the supporting portion side to the substrate side, and the insertion rod fixing means fixes the supporting portion side to the oscillating portion side. The binding device according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing unit, wherein the operating unit includes a unit that displaces the support unit side with respect to the substrate side and the swinging unit side. 3. The swinging part fixing means includes a claw part formed on the substrate side and a hooking member formed on the supporting part side and hooked on the claw part, and the insertion rod fixing means is A recess or a protrusion formed on the swing part side, and a protrusion or a recess formed on the support part side and fitted into the recess or the protrusion, the operating means includes the substrate side and the support part side. The hook member includes a fixing inclined portion formed on one side, and the supporting portion side is pushed toward the substrate side so that the other side of the substrate side and the supporting portion side corresponds to the fixing inclined portion. The support portion side is displaced with respect to the substrate side so that the hook is caught by the claw portion, and the convex portion or the concave portion formed on the supporting portion side fits into the concave portion or the convex portion formed on the swinging portion side. On the side of the rocking section. The support part side Te is to be displaced, binding tool according to claim 2.