JP2009045844A - Rod-like member delivery apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rod-like member delivery apparatus capable of engaging a protrusion 3C with the spiral groove 1A of a shaft cylinder 1 by simply pressing in a slider 3 in a state the rod-like member is held on the support part of the slider 3. <P>SOLUTION: A deflective part is formed at the rear part of the slider 3, and the protrusion 3C is provided to the deflective part. The protrusion 3C of the slider 3 protrudes from the slit 2C of an inner cylinder 2 to be engaged with the spiral groove 1A of the shaft cylinder 1. The slider 3 is pressed into the shaft cylinder 1 from the rear side in a state the rod-like member is held on the support part of the slider 3, to engage the protrusion 3C of the slider 3 with the spiral groove 1A of the shaft cylinder 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bar-shaped member feeding device for feeding out a bar-shaped member such as a black core or a color core of a pencil, a crayon, an eraser, a cosmetic lipstick or an eyebrow.

As a conventional bar-shaped member feeding device, a slider is first incorporated into a center shaft (corresponding to an inner cylinder) and engaged with a slit. Next, the set center shaft and the slider are inserted while rotating around the tip shaft (corresponding to the shaft tube). In addition, it is known that when the center shaft is completely pushed in while the slider is fitted in the spiral groove inside the front shaft, the slider can be engaged and rotated together by the engagement structure. (See Patent Document 1, Paragraph 0023)
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However, the above-described bar-shaped member feeding device has a problem that when the slider is fitted into the spiral groove of the front shaft, the slider needs to be rotated and assembled, which makes assembly extremely troublesome.
An object of the present invention is to provide a rod-shaped member feeding device that solves the above-described problems.

  The present invention relates to a shaft cylinder provided with a spiral groove, an inner cylinder formed on a shaft cylinder so as to be rotatable and extending in a longitudinal direction, a slider having a support portion for holding a rod-like member, and an inner cylinder And a protrusion is formed on the rear part of the slider, and the protrusion of the slider protrudes from the slit of the inner cylinder and engages with the spiral groove of the shaft cylinder. The first gist is that the slider is pushed from the rear of the shaft cylinder while the rod-like member is held on the support portion of the slider, and the protrusion of the slider is engaged with the spiral groove of the shaft cylinder.

  Further, the slider is inserted from the slit of the inner cylinder, and the protrusion of the slider is protruded outward from the slit, and after holding the rod-shaped member on the support portion of the slider, the inner cylinder is inserted from the rear of the shaft cylinder, The flexure of the slider is bent to engage the protrusion with the spiral groove of the shaft cylinder, and the locking body is fitted to the tip of the inner cylinder protruding from the tip of the shaft cylinder. The second gist is that the shaft tube is held by the stepped portion.

  Furthermore, the slit of the inner cylinder is formed to the rear end, the inner cylinder is inserted from the front of the shaft cylinder, and the protrusion of the slider holding the rod-shaped member on the support portion is aligned with the slit of the inner cylinder and pushed from the rear. The protrusion is engaged with the spiral groove of the shaft cylinder, and the locking body is fitted to the rear part of the inner cylinder, so that the shaft cylinder is held between the outer step portion of the inner cylinder and the locking body. This is the third gist.

  The rod-shaped member feeding device according to the present invention is assembled by pushing the slider from the rear of the shaft cylinder while holding the rod-shaped member on the support portion of the slider, and engaging the protrusion of the slider with the spiral groove of the shaft tube. Therefore, since it is not necessary to incorporate the shaft into the spiral groove while rotating the slider, the assemblability is dramatically improved.

  With the rod-shaped member held on the support portion of the slider, a rod-shaped member feeding device in which the protrusion can be engaged with the spiral groove of the shaft tube by simply pushing the slider is realized.

  Hereinafter, the rod-shaped member feeding device according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The bar-like member will be described with crayons. Moreover, let the left side of FIG. 1 be the front, and let the right side be back. First, the spiral groove 1A is formed on the inner surface of the cylindrical shaft cylinder 1 having both ends opened.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a large-diameter operation portion 2A is formed at the rear portion of the inner cylinder 2, and a plurality of protrusions 2B extending in the longitudinal direction are formed at equal intervals on the operation portion 2A. Two slits 2C extending in the longitudinal direction are formed in the cylindrical portion of the inner cylinder 2 so as to face each other, and an engaging groove 2D is formed at the tip of the cylindrical portion.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, kerfs 3 </ b> A are formed on both sides of the rear portion of the slider 3 to form bent portions, and raised portions 3 </ b> B are formed above and below the bent portions. A protrusion 3C is formed on 3B. Two pieces 3D are formed by projecting forward from the respective raised portions 3B, and a support portion is formed by the two opposite pieces 3D.

  The slider 3 described above is inserted from the slit 2C of the inner cylinder 2, and the raised portion 3B of the slider 3 is engaged with the slit 2C of the inner cylinder 2. Therefore, the slider 3 is built in the inner cylinder 2 so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction and not rotatable. Further, a protrusion 3 </ b> C formed on the raised portion 3 </ b> B of the slider 3 protrudes outward from the slit 2 </ b> C of the inner cylinder 2. The rear part of the crayon 4 is fitted into the support part of the slider 3 to obtain the state shown in FIG.

  When the inner cylinder 2 configured as described above is inserted from the rear side of the shaft cylinder 1, the rear end of the slider 3 is brought into contact with the inner stage 2 </ b> E of the inner cylinder 2, and the slider 3 is also pushed into the shaft cylinder 1. At this time, the bending portion of the slider 3 is formed with the cut groove 3A, so that it bends inward and is easily pushed into the shaft tube 1. Then, the tip end portion of the inner cylinder 2 protrudes from the front end of the shaft cylinder 1, and the protrusion 3 </ b> C of the slider 3 is engaged with the spiral groove 1 </ b> A of the shaft cylinder 1.

  Further, the locking body 5 is put on the front end portion of the inner cylinder 2 from the front, and the engagement protrusion 5A of the locking body 5 is engaged with the engagement recess 2D of the inner cylinder 2. The shaft cylinder 1 is held by the outer step portion 2F of the inner cylinder 2 and the locking body 5, and the inner cylinder 2 is rotatably attached to the axis cylinder 1 to constitute the rod-shaped member feeding device shown in FIG. .

  In the case of drawing with the crayon 4 from the state of FIG. 1, when the shaft cylinder 1 is held and the operation portion 2 </ b> A of the inner cylinder 2 is rotated to the right, the slider 3 is rotated together with the inner cylinder 2, and the protrusion of the slider 3. 3C advances along the spiral groove 1A. Then, the crayon 4 held by the slider 3 moves forward together with the slider 3, and the tip of the crayon 4 protrudes from the front end of the locking body 5 to be in the state shown in FIG. When the crayon 4 is consumed due to drawing, the operation unit 2A is rotated to the right to sequentially draw out the crayon 4 and perform drawing. The forward movement of the slider 3 is stopped when the tip of the piece 3D of the slider 3 comes into contact with the front edge of the slit 2C.

  In the case of the first embodiment, the crayon 4 is held by the slider 3 only by inserting the rear part of the crayon 4 into the support part of the slider 3 built in the inner cylinder 2, so that the crayon 4 is broken or the hand becomes dirty. Can be installed without Further, the inner cylinder 2 is inserted into the shaft cylinder 1 with the crayon 4 and the slider 3 incorporated in the inner cylinder 2, and the inner cylinder 2 is pushed into the shaft cylinder 1 so that the protrusion 3 C of the slider 3 is inserted into the shaft cylinder 1. Since it engages with the spiral groove 1A, the inner cylinder 2, the crayon 4, and the slider 3 can be easily incorporated into the shaft cylinder 1.

  Hereinafter, the rod-shaped member feeding device according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. In addition, the same member as FIG. 1 attaches | subjects the same code | symbol, and omits the description.

  As shown in FIG. 9, an outer step portion 12F is formed in the front portion of the inner cylinder 12, and two slits 12C extending in the longitudinal direction are formed in the cylinder portion so as to face each other. It extends to the rear end of the part. Furthermore, the engagement recessed part 12G is formed in the cylinder part at the edge of the rear part both sides of each slit 12C. Further, two concave portions 12H are formed at the rear end of the cylindrical portion so as to face each other in the middle of the two slits 12C in the circumferential direction.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a large-diameter operation portion 15B is formed at the rear portion of the locking body 15, and a plurality of protrusions 15C extending in the longitudinal direction are formed at equal intervals on the operation portion 15B. . A pair of pieces 15D extending forward from the operation portion 15B are formed to be opposed to each other. Further, a locking portion 15E extending from the pair of pieces 15D to both sides is formed at the tip of the piece 15D. Further, two protruding portions 15F extending forward from the operation portion 15B are formed in the middle of each pair of pieces 15D, and the protruding portions 15F are configured to face each other.

  The inner cylinder 12 described above is inserted from the front of the shaft cylinder 1. Further, the slider 3 holding the crayon 4 in the support portion is inserted from the rear of the shaft tube 1, and the raised portion 3 </ b> B of the slider 3 is aligned and pushed into the slit 12 </ b> C of the inner tube 12. Then, the protrusion 3 </ b> C of the slider 3 is engaged with the spiral groove 1 </ b> A of the shaft cylinder 1.

  Further, a pair of pieces 15 </ b> D of the locking body 15 are inserted from the rear side of the shaft cylinder 1 in accordance with the slits 12 </ b> C of the inner cylinder 12. Then, the locking portion 15E of the piece 15D is fitted into the engaging recess 12G of the inner cylinder 12, and the protruding portion 15F of the locking body 15 is fitted into the recess 12H of the inner cylinder 12 to be locked to the inner cylinder 12. The body 15 is attached so as not to rotate. At this time, the rear portion of the inner cylinder 12 is prevented from expanding by the protruding portion 15F of the locking body 15. The shaft cylinder 1 is held by the locking body 15 and the outer step portion 12F of the inner cylinder 12, and the inner cylinder 12 is rotatably attached to the shaft cylinder 1 to constitute the rod-shaped member feeding device shown in FIG. .

  In the case of drawing with the crayon 4 from the state of FIG. 7, when the shaft cylinder 1 is held and the operation portion 15 </ b> B of the locking body 15 is rotated to the right, the slider 3 rotates together with the inner cylinder 12. The protrusion 3C advances along the spiral groove 1A. Then, the crayon 4 held by the slider 3 moves forward together with the slider 3, and the tip of the crayon 4 protrudes from the front end of the inner cylinder 12. When the crayon 4 is consumed due to drawing, the operation unit 15B is rotated to the right to sequentially draw out the crayon 4 and perform drawing. The forward movement of the slider 3 is stopped when the tip of the piece 3D of the slider 3 comes into contact with the front edge of the slit 12C.

  In the case of the second embodiment, the slider 3 holding the crayon 4 is pushed into the inner cylinder 12 with the inner cylinder 12 incorporated in the shaft cylinder 1, and the protrusion 3 </ b> C of the slider 3 is inserted into the spiral groove of the shaft cylinder 1. Since it engages with 1A, it is not necessary to insert the slider 3 from the slit 12C of the inner cylinder 12 or to insert the crayon 4 into the slider 3 built in the inner cylinder 12, and the assembly man-hour is drastically reduced. There is an advantage that it can be produced at a low cost.

  FIG. 12 shows a slider according to the third embodiment. Opening windows 13E are formed on both sides of the rear portion of the slider 13 to form bent portions, and raised portions 13B are formed above and below the bent portions. A protrusion 13C is formed on 13B. Two pieces 13D are formed by projecting forward from the respective raised portions 13B, and a support portion is formed by the two opposite pieces 13D.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and although not shown, the protrusion of the slider may be formed in a cylindrical shape. Further, the shaft tube can be configured integrally by combining a plurality of members.

  Since the protrusion of the slider can be engaged with the spiral groove of the shaft tube simply by pushing the slider holding the rod-shaped member from the rear of the shaft tube, the present invention can be applied to a bar-shaped member feeding device that can be produced at low cost with a small number of production steps.

It is sectional drawing which shows the rod-shaped member feeding apparatus of Example 1 of this invention. Example 1 It is a top view which shows the inner cylinder of FIG. Example 1 It is sectional drawing which shows the slider of FIG. Example 1 It is a top view which shows the slider of FIG. Example 1 It is sectional drawing which shows the state which made the slider incorporated in the inner cylinder hold | maintain a crayon. Example 1 It is a front view which shows the state which made the crayon protrude. Example 1 It is sectional drawing which shows the rod-shaped member feeding apparatus of Example 2 of this invention. (Example 2) It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the rod-shaped member feeding apparatus of Example 2. (Example 2) It is a top view which shows the inner cylinder of FIG. (Example 2) It is a front view which shows the latching body of FIG. (Example 2) It is sectional drawing which shows the AA line of FIG. (Example 2) 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a slider of Example 3. FIG. (Example 3)

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Shaft cylinder 1A Spiral groove of shaft cylinder 1 2 Inner cylinder 2C Slit of inner cylinder 2 2F Outer part of inner cylinder 2 3 Slider 3C Projection of slider 3 5 Locking body 12 Inner cylinder 12C Slit of inner cylinder 12 12F Inner cylinder 12 outer step portions 13 slider 13C projection of slider 13 15 locking body

Claims (3)

  A shaft cylinder provided with a spiral groove, an inner cylinder which is provided on the shaft cylinder so as to be rotatable and has a slit extending in the longitudinal direction, a slider having a support portion for holding a rod-shaped member, and a member attached to the inner cylinder. A flexure at the rear of the slider, and a projection is provided on the flexure, the projection of the slider projects from the slit of the inner cylinder and engages with the spiral groove of the shaft cylinder, and A rod-shaped member feeding device, wherein the rod-shaped member is pushed from the rear of the shaft tube while the rod-shaped member is held by the support portion, and the protrusion of the slider is engaged with the spiral groove of the shaft tube.   The slider is inserted from the slit of the inner cylinder, and the protrusion of the slider is protruded outward from the slit, and the rod-shaped member is held on the support portion of the slider, and then the inner cylinder is inserted from the rear of the shaft cylinder. The bending portion is bent to engage the protrusion with the spiral groove of the shaft tube, and the locking body is fitted to the tip portion of the inner tube protruding from the tip of the shaft tube, and the locking body and the outer step portion of the inner tube The rod-shaped member feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the shaft tube is held by the structure.   The slit of the inner cylinder is formed to the rear end, and the inner cylinder is inserted from the front of the shaft cylinder, and the protrusion of the slider holding the rod-shaped member on the support part is aligned with the slit of the inner cylinder and pushed from the rear to deflect the slider. The projection is engaged with the spiral groove of the shaft cylinder by bending the part, and the shaft cylinder is held between the outer step portion of the inner cylinder and the locking body by fitting the locking body to the rear part of the inner cylinder. The bar-shaped member feeding device according to claim 1, which is configured.

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