JP2005350257A - Tape cutter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tape cutter allowing a tip end part of adhesive tape to be folded back to facilitate peeling off of the stuck tape and drawing of the tape in the next use in sticking work of the adhesive tape for closing an upper lid of a corrugated carton or the like. <P>SOLUTION: The tape cutter comprises a main body 1 having a cylindrical core part 1A for turnably supporting the winding adhesive tape 10, with tape guides 1C, 1D for holding both ends of the tape to be delivered provided on a forward tape feeding part 1B, with a tape pressing part 1J provided on the tape guides, and with pin support parts 1E, 1F provided above the tape feeding part 1B; and a fold back lever body 20 wherein the cutter C is pivotally supported turnably between tape fold back upper guide walls 20A, 20B turnably supported by the pin support part of the main body 1, and wherein upper limit stoppers 20E, 20F, lower limit stoppers 20G, 20H, and tape guides 20L, 20M which regulate a turning angle of the cutter C are provided inside a tape fold back lower guide walls 20C, 20D, with a tensile spring B for energizing the cutter in a side of the lower limit stoppers. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to, for example, a tape cutter that affixes an upper lid of a cardboard box with a packing tape, and in particular, by folding the end of the tape after cutting, the tape can be pulled out and peeled off at the next use. It relates to what has been made easier.

  Conventionally, tape cutters for adhesive tape and packing tape have been provided. As an example, as shown in FIG. 23, the packing tape cutter includes a cylindrical core 1 </ b> A that rotatably supports a wound adhesive tape 10 on the back of the main body 1. Further, the tape feeding portion 1B in front of the main body 1 is provided with bifurcated tape guides 1C and 1D that hold the both ends of the tape being fed so as not to be removed, and a cutter C on the upper side portion of the tape guide.

  In the pasting operation by the tape cutter, the tape tip section cut by the cutter C is first pulled out by hand. Then, the tape front-end | tip part is affixed on side part S1 of cardboard box DB. Then, the upper lids F1 and F2 of the cardboard box DB are pasted, and the opposite ends of the upper lids F1 and F2 are pulled out and pasted to a place where they have come out, and the tape is cut and pasted to the side surface S2 on the opposite side. is there.

  The conventional tape cutter has the following problems. The adhesive tape that closes the top lid of the cardboard box is stuck to the tip of the tape. For this reason, when peeling an adhesive tape, the peeling operation from the edge of an adhesive tape cannot be performed smoothly, but there existed a problem which made the opening operation | work of a cardboard box inefficient. Furthermore, there is a problem that the tape tip portion is in close contact with the tape cylindrical portion and is difficult to peel off (especially in the case of a transparent tape) at the next use.

  The present invention has been made on the basis of the problems found in the above tape applicator, and the object of the present invention is to facilitate the adhering operation and the exfoliating operation of the adhesive tape for closing the upper lid of the cardboard box. An object of the present invention is to provide a tape cutter which can be folded back at the part.

  In order to achieve the above object, a tape cutter according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a cylindrical core portion that rotatably supports a wound adhesive tape on the rear side, and both ends of the tape fed below the front tape feeding portion. A bifurcated tape guide that holds the tape guide so that it does not come off, and a tape press portion that has a tip upwardly disposed at an intermediate position of the tape guide, and a main body that has a pin support portion above the tape feeding portion, and A bifurcated tape folding guide wall provided so as to cover the outside of the pin support portion of the main body is pivotally supported by a common pin so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, and the tape folding upper guide wall below the pin support portion The lower guide wall is equipped with an upper limit stopper, a lower limit stopper, and a tape guide that regulate the rotation angle of the cutter. A tension spring is provided to urge the stopper, and the dimension between the tape folding lower guide walls is provided with a folding lever body that is slightly narrower than the tape width. After the tape is cut, the lever section of the folding lever body is rotated upward. The inner surface portion of the cutter tip that is pivotally supported between the tape folding upper guide walls is brought into contact with the tape pressing portion of the main body to press the tape tip portion to form a non-adhesive portion at the tape tip portion. It is characterized by this.

  The tape cutter according to claim 2 of the present invention is the tape cutter according to claim 1, wherein in order to deal with variations in tape width, both ends of the cutter blade tip protrude a small amount and the intermediate portion is concave. It is a feature.

  In the case of the tape cutter of the present invention, first, the lever part of the main body and the folding lever body are simultaneously held with the right hand, and the tip part of the wound adhesive tape is held with the left hand and pulled downward. Subsequently, when the leading end of the wound adhesive tape is pulled back and pulled between the lower guide walls with the left hand, the adhesive tape is applied to the cutter and pulled upward. When the cutter is rotated to the upper limit position, the cylindrical part of the wound adhesive tape is pressed so that the tape does not move, and the cutter is lowered to cut the adhesive tape. After the tape is cut, the cutter returns until it comes into contact with the cutter lower limit stopper by the restoring force of the tension spring. At this time, the tip of the tape adheres to the tip blade of the cutter with adhesive tape glue, and the tape tape adhesive surface comes into light contact with the tape guide and is held in a curved state on the inner surface of the tip of the cutter blade. Subsequently, when the cylindrical core part at the bottom of the main body is changed to the left hand, the lever part of the turning lever body is turned upward with the right hand, and the tip of the cutter is brought into pressure contact with the tape pressing part of the main body. A non-adhesive part is formed. Therefore, the non-adhesive part which turns back here is reliably formed in the tape end in preparation for the next time.

  In addition, in order to deal with variations in the tape width, by projecting a small amount at both ends of the cutter blade tip and making the middle part concave, the tape end and the entire tape will not peel off from the cutter tip when cutting the tape. It is attached to the cutter blade tip.

  According to the tape cutter of the present invention, it is possible to surely form the non-adhesive portion by folding back the tape end in preparation for the next time. Moreover, when peeling a tape, it can be easily peeled by being pinched with a fingertip. Therefore, the cutting operation and the folding operation of the tape end can be performed simply and easily with a simple operation. Thereby, a tape sticking and the folding | returning part of a tape end can be formed quickly and accurately.

  Furthermore, since both ends of the cutter tip are protruded by a small amount, even when the tape width varies, the tape end or the entire tape does not peel from the cutter tip when cutting the tape, and can be firmly attached to the cutter blade tip.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a developed perspective view of the tape cutter, FIG. 2 is a left side view of the tape cutter, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the tape cutter, FIG. 4 is a front view of the main body, FIG. 5 is a left side view of the main body, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the main body taken along line C-C, FIG. 10 is a front view of the folding lever body, FIG. Is a left side view of the folding lever body, FIG. 12 is a plan view of the folding lever body, FIG. 13 is a detailed view of the cutter, FIG. 14 is an assembly front view of the tape cutter, and FIGS. FIGS. 17 to 19 are operation explanatory views of the tape pressing method, FIG. 20 is an operation explanatory view after the tape pressing, FIG. 21 is an explanatory drawing of the sticking operation to the cardboard, and FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the wound adhesive tape.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the main part of the tape cutter 100 is composed of a main body 1 and a folded lever body 20, and each is integrally formed of a resin material or the like. The main body 1 and the folding lever body 20 are integrally formed by a general manufacturing method in which one side is formed and joined after forming a die. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 4 to 9, the main body 1 is provided with a cylindrical core portion 1 </ b> A that holds the wound adhesive tape 10 so as to freely rotate behind the side wall surface. The upper part of the cylindrical core part 1A is cut in order to make it easier to grip with a hand. Further, the cylindrical core portion 1A is provided with two tape width restricting portions 1H for restricting the dropping of the tape, and two grooves 1G are provided on both sides of the tape width restricting portion 1H. The width restricting portion 1H is easy to move in the cylindrical core portion 1A. When the wound adhesive tape 10 is attached, the width restricting portion 1H converges on the inner diameter center side of the tape core portion, and after the tape is attached, the diameter increases on the outer diameter side. And keep the tape from moving. Further, a tape feeding portion 1B is provided at the front lower side of the main body 1, and the tape feeding portion 1B includes bifurcated tape guides 1C and 1D for holding the both ends of the fed adhesive tape 10A so as not to come off. A tape holding portion 1J having a tip facing upward is provided at an intermediate position of the tape guide, and pin support portions 1E and 1F are provided above the tape feeding portion 1B, and through holes b1 and b2 of the common pin P1 are respectively provided. Is provided.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, 5, and 10 to 13, the folding lever body 20 has its tape folding guide wall covered on the outside of the pin support portions 1 </ b> E and 1 </ b> F of the main body 1. It is provided in a dimensional relationship that can Then, the common pin P1 is inserted into the through holes a1 and a2 provided at both ends of the tape return upper guide walls 20A and 20B and the through holes b1 and b2 of the pin support portions 1E and 1F so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction. Has been. That is, the tape folding guide wall is supported so as to approach and separate from the tape feeding portion 1B.

  Holes d1 and d2 are formed at both ends of the tape folding upper guide walls 20A and 20B, respectively, below the through holes a1 and a2, and the cutter C is formed by a pin P2 inserted between the tape folding upper guide walls 20A and 20B. Is pivotally supported. In order to deal with the fact that the blade tip of the cutter C has a slightly different tape width depending on various wound adhesive tapes 10, both end portions C1, C1 of the cutter are made slightly longer to protrude toward the tip end, and the intermediate portion C2 It is formed in a concave shape with a little shorter. The cutter C has holes e1 and e2 formed behind the blade tip, and the pin P2 is inserted through the holes e1 and e2. Further, holes f1 and f2 for hanging the tension spring B on the rear side are formed. Then, upper end stoppers 20E and 20F for cutters that restrict the rotation angle of the cutter C, lower limit stoppers 20G and 20H for cutters, and tape guides 20L and 20M are provided on the inner surfaces of both ends of the lower guide walls 20C and 20D. Further, the gap dimension W between the tape folded lower guide walls 20C and 20D is set to be slightly narrower than the tape width of the adhesive tape 10A.

  Furthermore, spring receiving portions 20J and 20K are provided at both inner inner ends of the tape folding upper guide walls 20A and 20B, and spring receiving holes f1 and f2 at the rear portion of the cutter C pivotally supported by the pin P2. By attaching the tension springs B to the spring receiving portions 20J and 20K, the cutter is always biased toward the lower limit stoppers 20G and 20H. Thus, when the tape folding portions 20A and 20B approach the tape pressing portion 1J, the inner surface portion C3 of the cutter tip of the cutter C is fed to the upper side of the tape pressing portion 1J, and the tape tip 10B of the adhesive tape 10A connected to both end portions C1 of the cutter. Is folded and pressed to bond the adhesive faces 10C together.

  The assembly of the tape cutter 100 is as shown in FIG. The main body 1 includes tape guides 1C and 1D for holding both ends of the tape fed to the front tape feeding portion 1B, a tape pressing portion 1J disposed on the tape guide, and a pin support portion 1E above the tape feeding portion 1B. , 1F are arranged. The folding lever body 20 pivotally supported by the pin support portions 1E and 1F has upper limit stoppers 20E and 20F and a lower limit stopper 20G that regulate the pivot angle on the tip side of the cutter C on the tape folding upper guide walls 20A and 20B. , 20H and tape guides 20L, 20M, and a tension spring B for urging the cutter C toward the lower limit stopper is provided. When the lever portion 20N of the folding lever body 20 is lifted, the cutter C is in a relationship in which the inner surface portion C3 comes into contact with the tape pressing portion 1J.

  Based on the above configuration, a method for cutting the tape, a method for turning the front end of the tape, and examples of use thereafter will be described with reference to FIGS. The tape cutting method is performed with reference to FIGS. First, in FIG. 15, the main body 1 and the lever portion 20N of the folding lever body 20 are simultaneously held by the right hand HA. Here, with the left hand HB, the front end portion 10B of the wound adhesive tape 10 is held and pulled downward. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 16, when the leading end portion 10B of the wound adhesive tape 10 is pulled out through the tape folded lower guide walls 20C and 20D with the left hand H2, the adhesive tape 10A is applied to the cutter C and pulled upward. When the cutter is rotated to the upper limit position, the cylindrical portion of the wound adhesive tape 10 is pressed so that the tape does not move, and the cutter is lowered to cut the adhesive tape.

  The method of turning the tape tip after cutting the tape is performed according to FIGS. First, after cutting the tape, the cutter C returns until it comes into contact with the cutter lower limit stoppers 20G and 20H by the restoring force of the tension spring B, as shown in FIG. At this time, the tape tip 10B adheres to the cutter tip blades C1 and C2 with adhesive tape glue, the tape tape adhesive surface 10C comes into light contact with the tape guides 20L and 20M, and the inner surface C3 of the cutter blade tip is curved. Retained. Subsequently, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the cylindrical core portion 1A below the main body is changed to the left hand HB, the lever portion 20N of the folding lever body 20 is rotated upward by the right hand HA, and the cutter tip blade C1, When C2 is brought into contact with the tape pressing portion 1J of the main body 1, the tape leading end portion 10B is pressed and a non-adhesive portion 10D is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the non-adhesive portion 10D of the tape front end portion is used after the tape front end portion 10B is pressed, and when the lever portion 20N of the folding lever body 20 is returned to the original position, the non-adhesive portion portion of the tape. 10D protrudes downward. The non-adhesive portion 10D of this tape is attached to the wound adhesive tape 10. Thereby, the non-adhesion part 10D of the tape front-end | tip part can be pulled out with the left hand HB at the next use.

  An example in which the tape cutter 100 is used to close the upper lids F1 and F2 of the cardboard box DB will be described. As shown in FIG. 21, when a tape is stuck on the upper lids F1 and F2 of the cardboard box DB, the non-adhesive portion 10D of the tape is picked and pulled downward, and its tip is stuck on the side surface portion S1 of the cardboard box DB. Then, the upper lids F1 and F2 of the cardboard box DB are pasted, and the opposite ends of the upper lids F1 and F2 are pulled out and pasted to a place where they have come out, whereupon the tape is cut and pasted to the opposite side surface portion S2. On the other hand, when opening the upper lids F1 and F2 of the cardboard box DB, the tape can be easily peeled from the upper lids F1 and F2 by picking the non-adhesive portion 10D of the tape by hand and pulling it up. Further, after the pasting operation to the upper lids F1 and F2 of the cardboard box DB, as shown in FIG. 22, if a non-adhesive portion (to be peeled off) 10D in which the tip of the tape is folded is formed, the next time it is used. The leading end of the tape to be pulled out can be easily peeled off from the wound adhesive tape 10 and pulled out. As a result, the tape affixing operation and the tape end cutting and folding operations can be performed simply and easily with simple operations. Furthermore, it is possible to quickly and accurately form the tape sticking and the tape end folded portion. In particular, in the case of a transparent tape, the action / effect is remarkable.

  In addition, in order to cope with variations in tape width that differ slightly depending on the type, both ends C1 and C1 of the cutter tip are protruded by a small amount and the intermediate part C2 is concave, so that the tape tip or the entire tape is the tip of the cutter when cutting the tape. It will not peel off from the surface and will always adhere firmly to the tip of the cutter.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. Adhesion of the adhesive tape 10A to the upper lids F1 and F2 of the cardboard box DB and formation of the folded non-adhesive portion 10D at the tip of the adhesive tape 10A can be performed simply and easily. That is, the cutting operation and the folding operation of the tape end can be easily performed with a simple operation. Prior to reopening the upper lids F1 and F2 of the cardboard box DB, the peeling operation by gripping the non-adhesive portion 10D formed at the tip of the adhesive tape 10A with a finger can be executed simply and easily. In addition, since it is possible to reliably fold the front end of the tape in preparation for the next time to form the non-adhesive portion, it can be easily and easily peeled by being sandwiched by the fingertip when the adhesive tape 10A is peeled off.

  The present invention is not limited to the first embodiment described above, and it is needless to say that the design can be appropriately changed within the gist of the invention. For example, the shape of the cutter C is not limited to the above embodiment, and may be a linear one.

  Although the present invention has been described with respect to the tape holder that attaches the top lid of the cardboard box with the packing tape, the present invention is not limited to this and can also be applied to ordinary office adhesive tape.

1 is a developed perspective view of a tape cutter according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention and is a left side view of a tape cutter. FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention and is a plan view of a tape cutter. FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention, is a front view of a main body, 1 is a left side view of a main body according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a plan view of a main body according to a first embodiment of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is the A arrow view of a main body, showing the first embodiment of the present invention. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention and is a B arrow view of a main body. FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of the main body, showing the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the folding lever body according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a left side view of the folding lever body according to the first embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the folding lever body according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a detailed view of a cutter, showing the first embodiment of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is the assembly front view of the tape cutter which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the tape cutting method which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the tape cutting method which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the tape press-contact method which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the tape press-contact method which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the tape press-contact method which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is operation explanatory drawing after the tape press-contact which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a pasting operation on a cardboard according to the first embodiment of this invention. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention and is a perspective view of the tip of an adhesive tape. FIG. It is a perspective view of the operation state in the cardboard of the conventional tape sticking apparatus.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 1A Cylindrical core part 1B Tape feeding part 1C, 1D Tape guide 1E, 1F Pin support part 1G Groove part 1H Tape width control part 1J Tape pressing part 10 Winding adhesive tape 10A Adhesive tape 10B Tape front-end | tip part 10C Adhesive surface 10D Adhesive part 20 Folding lever body 20A, 20B Tape folding upper guide wall 20C, 20D Tape folding lower guide wall 20E, 20F Cutter upper limit stopper 20G, 20H Cutter lower limit stopper 20J, 20K Spring receiving part 20L, 20M Tape guide 20N Folding lever Body lever part B Tension spring C Cutter C1 Cutter blade both ends C2 Cutter blade intermediate part C3 Cutter blade inner surface DB Corrugated box P1 Common pin P2 Axial support pin a1, a2 Through hole b1, b2 Through hole d1, d2 hole e1, e2 f1, f2 holes F1, F2 lid W folded lower guide walls dimensions 100 tape cutter HA right HB left

Claims (2)

  A bifurcated tape guide that includes a cylindrical core portion that rotatably supports the wound adhesive tape at the rear, and that holds both ends of the tape being fed so as not to be detached below the tape feeding portion of the front, and the tape guide It has a tape holding part with the tip facing upward at an intermediate position, a main body having a pin support part above the tape feeding part, and a bifurcated shape provided so as to cover the outside of the pin support part of the main body. A lower guide wall is provided with a cutter that is pivotally supported by a common pin so that the tape folding guide wall is rotatable in the vertical direction and pivotally supported between the tape folding upper guide walls below the pin support portion. Is equipped with an upper limit stopper, a lower limit stopper and a tape guide for regulating the rotation angle of the cutter, a tension spring for biasing the cutter toward the lower limit stopper side, and a tape folding lower part The gap between the guide walls is provided with a folding lever body made slightly narrower than the tape width. After the tape is cut, the lever portion of the folding lever body is pivoted upward to be pivotally supported between the tape folding upper guide walls. A tape cutter characterized in that the inner surface of the cutter tip is brought into contact with the tape pressing portion of the main body to press-contact the tape tip to form a non-adhesive portion at the tape tip. 2. The tape cutter according to claim 1, wherein in order to cope with variations in tape width, both ends of the cutter blade tip protrude a small amount and the intermediate portion is concave.

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