JP2009298056A - Indexing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an indexing apparatus which can be easily fitted and removed by a user, and is hardly moved and detached against user's will. <P>SOLUTION: The indexing apparatus can be fitted to a fitting hole provided in the vicinity of an edge of a sheet by sliding operation and is equipped with a receiving part for receiving the sliding operation by coming into contact with the edge of the sheet, a supporting face part which is brought into contact with the receiving part and supports the sheet from both face sides, a projecting part provided on the supporting face part and inserted into the fitting hole when the receiving part receives the sliding operation, and a displaying part for displaying an index at a visible part from the user under a condition that the indexing apparatus is fitted on the sheet. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a heading device.

  Conventionally, an indexing device such as an index is attached to the end of a sheet, and the bound document is arranged for each category by sandwiching the sheet between a plurality of bound documents. A heading device that can be searched quickly is used. Even after the heading device is attached to the end of the sheet, the user may be required to freely change the position of the heading device by changing the bound document.

Therefore, a technique is disclosed in which the user can freely change the position of the heading device. For example, when the hinge portion provided in the heading device opens and closes, the connecting tool provided in the heading device fits into the attachment hole provided in the end portion of the sheet constituting the cover of the file, and the heading device and the heading device A file for organizing and storing documents that can be decoupled from a sheet is disclosed (see first conventional example: Patent Document 1). Also, from among a large number of mounting holes formed in the seat, select a mounting hole at a position desired by the user, bend the locking piece of the heading device and fit it into the mounting hole, There is disclosed a document heading device that can easily change the position of the heading device by mounting the heading device on a sheet (see second conventional example: Patent Document 2). Furthermore, a holder or file is disclosed in which a strip member is provided on the holder so that the heading device can slide well in the longitudinal direction (see the third conventional example: Patent Documents 3 and 4).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 01-138783 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 64-04176 JP 2000-026881 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 03-035582

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been disclosed a heading device in which a user can freely change the position of the heading device by changing a bound document even after the heading device is attached to an end portion of a sheet. However, in the first conventional example, the position where the heading device is attached must be changed by opening and closing the hinge portion provided in the heading device, which is troublesome for the user and is troublesome and difficult to use. Further, in the second conventional example, the locking piece of the heading device must be curved and mounted in the mounting hole of the sheet, not only the mounting workability is bad, but also the locking piece of the heading device and the sheet If the fitting state with the mounting hole is poor, there is a problem that the mounting hole falls off or the mounting hole is broken. Furthermore, in the third conventional example, a strip member is provided on the sheet and slides well in the longitudinal direction of the sheet. Therefore, when the user touches the marking device unexpectedly, the marking device moves unintentionally. There is a problem of going off and off.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-described problems, the present invention has an object to provide a heading device that allows a user to easily attach and remove the heading device and that is unlikely to move or come off against the user's intention. And

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention devised an operation for attaching the heading device to a sheet. As a result, the user can easily operate the heading device.

Specifically, the heading device of the present invention is a heading device that is attached to a mounting hole provided in the vicinity of the edge of the sheet by performing a sliding operation, and the sliding operation is performed by contacting the edge of the sheet. A receiving portion for receiving, a support surface portion that contacts the receiving portion and supports the sheet from both sides, and is provided on the support surface portion; when the receiving portion receives the sliding operation, the fitting portion is fitted into the mounting hole. It comprises a protrusion for engagement, in a state in which the heading apparatus is attached to the seat, and a display unit that displays the heading in a portion visible to the user, the.

  The heading device is attached to an attachment hole provided near the edge of the sheet by a user's slide operation. More specifically, the sliding operation is received by the receiving portion coming into contact with the edge of the sheet. The support surface portion in contact with the receiving portion supports the sheet from both sides, so that the movement of the sheet in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the sheet is restricted. Furthermore, since the protrusion is fitted into an attachment hole provided in the vicinity of the edge of the sheet, the heading device is structured not to easily come off the sheet. On the other hand, when the already installed heading device is removed from the mounting hole, the heading device is released by releasing the fitting of the protrusion fitted in the mounting hole and sliding the heading device away from the seat. Removed from the seat. Therefore, the heading device of the present invention can provide a heading device that allows the user to easily attach and remove the heading device by a slide operation and is difficult to move or disengage against the user's intention. Is possible.

  Here, in the present invention, a plurality of attachment holes may be provided at different positions near the edge of the sheet, and any one of the attachment holes may be selected and attached. When changing the heading device already attached to the mounting hole provided on the edge of the sheet to the mounting hole at another position desired by the user, the fitting of the protrusion fitted in the mounting hole is released, and the heading device is released. The apparatus is slid along the edge of the sheet toward the mounting hole at a desired position. Then, by fitting the protrusion into the mounting hole at a desired position, the user can freely change the position of the heading device to a position that is easy for the user to see. Therefore, the heading device of the present invention can easily handle the sheet.

  Here, in the present invention, the support surface portion includes a first support surface portion that supports the sheet from one surface, and a second support surface portion that supports the sheet from the other surface, and the first support surface portion. And the projection surface is provided on one of the second support surface portions, and the support surface portion not provided with the projection portion has a length in a direction in which the receiving portion receives the slide operation. The support surface portion provided with a length of at least a part of the protrusion may be exposed.

  In the heading device, since the protrusion is exposed when the heading device is viewed from the front, when attaching to the mounting hole provided on the edge of the sheet, it is determined whether the protrusion is fitted in the mounting hole. Can be visually confirmed. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an indexing device that can be easily attached to the attachment hole by the user and can be easily attached to the seat or changed to a desired position.

  Here, in the present invention, the protruding portion may have an inclined portion in any one of the sliding operation directions. The heading device of the present invention is, for example, a surface that does not oppose the receiving portion among the surfaces of the protrusions (not described until this paragraph, but an opening 31 and a second support surface 42 described later). When the inclined portion is provided on the surface facing the head, the operation is facilitated when the heading device is attached in the vicinity of the edge of the sheet by sliding operation.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a heading device that allows a user to easily attach and remove the heading device, and that is unlikely to move or come off against the user's intention.

  Here, the heading device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The heading device 1 according to the present invention is attached to the mounting hole 21 provided at the edge of the seat 2, but this is not intended to limit the present invention to the embodiment, and the technical idea is the same as the present invention. As long as it is in the range, it can be used to improve convenience in operations such as attaching the heading device 1 to the seat 2.

  FIG. 1 is a front view when a heading device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a seat 2. FIG. 2 is a rear view when the heading device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is attached to the seat 2. FIG. 3 is a front view of the heading device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a side view of the heading device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a side view when the sheet 2 is attached to the heading device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and the notch 52 and the sheet 2 are fitted. FIG. 6 is a side view when two display units 6 of the headline device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention are provided.

<Sheet structure>
First, the sheet 2 to which the heading device 1 is attached will be described. The sheet 2 is a sheet made of resin and film, and a plurality of mounting holes 21 are provided at regular intervals on the longitudinal edge of the sheet 2 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). Note that the attachment hole 21 may be provided at a lateral edge of the sheet 2. By providing a plurality of mounting holes 21 at regular intervals on the edge of the sheet 2, the heading device 1 can be placed so that the user does not overlap the heading device 1 when viewed from the front when a plurality of sheets 2 are stacked and used. The position can be freely changed to a position that is easy for the user to see. The heading device 1 is not limited to the sheet 2, but may be any material such as a file or a holder provided with an attachment hole 21 that can be sandwiched between documents bound together. In addition, since the heading device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention does not require a separate component member such as a strip member to be separately attached to the sheet 2, the cost can be reduced.

<Structure of heading device>
Next, the structure of the heading device 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the indexing device 1 mainly includes a main body portion 3, a support surface portion 4, a protrusion portion 5, and a display portion 6. In the headline device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the display unit 6 is formed of a piece of paper or the like on which a user can write a headline by handwriting, and is pasted on the main body unit 3 to display a headline or an index. The components other than the display unit 6 are made of synthetic resin, but the material constituting the present invention is not limited.

  First, the support surface portion 4 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the support surface portion 4 is configured by connecting a first support surface portion 41, a second support surface portion 42, and a receiving portion 32 so as to form a substantially U-shape. . By sliding the heading device 1, when the vicinity of the edge of the sheet 2 is inserted between the first support surface portion 41 and the second support surface portion 42, the slide operation is performed by contacting the edge of the sheet 2. The receiving surface is a receiving portion 32. Furthermore, the opening portion 31 is located at a position facing the receiving portion 32 and opened. Note that the receiving portion 32 only needs to be able to receive a sliding operation, and does not necessarily have to be in contact with the edge of the sheet 2. In addition, the heading device 1 is less likely to come off the sheet 2 when there is less variation in the gap between the receiving portion 32 and the edge of the sheet 2 inserted by the sliding operation.

Further, the first support surface portion 41 has a protruding portion 5, and the second support surface portion 42 has a structure without the protruding portion 5. Further, the length of the second support surface portion 42 in the direction in which the receiving portion 32 receives the sliding operation is the length that the protrusion 5 provided on the first support surface portion 41 is exposed. Since the first support surface portion 41 and the second support surface portion 42 support the sheet 2 from both sides, the movement of the sheet 2 in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the sheet 2 is restricted. The combined protrusions 5 are difficult to come off.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the protrusion 5 has a columnar structure in which the first support surface portion 41 is provided on the surface that supports the sheet 2 and has a diameter equivalent to that of the mounting hole 21 provided on the edge of the sheet 2. is there. Since the protrusion 5 is exposed when the heading device 1 is viewed from the front, when attaching to the attachment hole 21 provided on the edge of the sheet 2, it is determined whether the protrusion 5 is fitted in the attachment hole 21. The user can confirm it visually. Therefore, the heading device 1 of the present invention can be easily attached to the attachment hole 21 by the user, so that the user can easily perform the operation of attaching to the seat 2 or changing the position to a desired position.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the protruding portion 5 has an inclined surface in one of the sliding directions. For example, among the surfaces of the protruding portion 5, the opening 31 and the second support surface portion When the inclined portion 51 is provided on the surface facing the surface 42, the operation is facilitated when the heading device is attached in the vicinity of the edge of the sheet by sliding operation.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, when the protrusion 5 has a cutout portion 52 on the surface facing the receiving portion 32, the cutout portion 52 and the sheet 2 are fitted to each other. It can be attached to the sheet 2 more reliably.

  The display unit 6 displays a headline, and is provided on one side which is parallel to the surface of the sheet 2 and is visible to the user in the main body unit 3 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The user can write a classification name or the like for classifying the bound document on the display unit 6. As shown in FIG. 6, the display unit 6 may be provided on both sides visible to the user in the main body unit 3 parallel to the surface of the sheet 2. Since the display unit 6 is provided on both sides, the headline can be confirmed not only when the user looks at the sheet 2 from the front but also when the sheet 2 is viewed from the back, so that the bound document can be searched quickly. It is possible to provide a heading device 1 that can be used more easily.

<Operation method of heading device>
A method for operating the indexing device 1 will be described. First, a method of attaching the heading device 1 to the attachment hole 21 provided in the vicinity of the edge of the sheet 2 will be described. By sliding the heading device 1, the vicinity of the edge of the sheet 2 is inserted into the support surface portion 4. And the edge of the sheet | seat 2 contact | abuts to the receiving part 32 (refer FIG. 4), and receives sliding operation. When the receiving portion 32 receives the sliding operation, the projection 5 is fitted into the mounting hole 21, and the first support surface portion 41 and the second support surface portion 42 support the vicinity of the edge of the sheet 2 from both sides, The indexing device 1 is attached to the attachment hole 21. Therefore, since the heading device 1 according to the present invention can be attached to the seat 2 by a slide operation, the user can easily perform the work of attaching the heading device 1. Further, when the heading device 1 is attached to the mounting hole 21, the sliding operation of the heading device 1 and the movement of the seat 2 are limited. Since the problem that the hole 21 is easily broken is unlikely to occur, it is possible to provide the heading device 1 that is unlikely to move or come off against the user's intention.

A method for removing the heading device 1 already attached to the attachment hole 21 will be described. FIG. 7 is a side view of the heading device 1 when the protrusion 5 of the heading device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention releases the fitting with the mounting hole 21. As shown in FIG. 7, the first supporting surface portion 41 is a tangent to the vertical direction away from the surface of the sheet 2, and the circumferential direction is centered on the point where the edge of the sheet 2 and the receiving portion 32 are in contact with each other. By applying a force to the mounting hole 21, the fitting between the mounting hole 21 and the protruding portion 5 is released. Then, the heading device 1 is detached from the sheet 2 by performing a sliding operation so as to move the heading device 1 away from the sheet 2. Therefore, when removing the heading device 1,
Since it can be performed by a slide operation, it is easy for the user to remove and is easy to remove.

  A method of attaching the heading device 1 already attached to the attachment hole 21 to the attachment hole 21 at a desired position will be described. Similar to the method for removing the heading device 1 already attached to the attachment hole 21 as described above, as shown in FIG. 7, the first support surface portion 41 is tangent to the surface of the sheet 2 from the sheet 2 in the vertical direction. By applying a force in the circumferential direction around the point where the edge of the sheet 2 and the receiving portion 32 are in contact with each other, the fitting between the mounting hole 21 and the protruding portion 5 is released. Then, the heading device 1 is slid along the edge of the sheet 2 toward the mounting hole 21 at a desired position, and the protrusion 5 is fitted into the mounting hole 21 at the desired position. It is attached. Therefore, the position of the heading apparatus 1 can be changed by a slide operation, and the user can easily and freely change the position of the heading apparatus 1.

<Modification 1>
The heading device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the heading device 1 according to the present invention is not limited to these. FIG. 8 is a front view of a first modification obtained by modifying the heading device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment described above, the first support surface portion 41 is provided with one protrusion 5 as shown in FIG. 3, but the first support surface portion 41 may be provided with a plurality of protrusions 5 as shown in FIG. By providing a plurality of protrusions 5, it is possible to provide a heading device 1 in which the positions at which the protrusions 5 are fitted with the attachment holes 21 are increased, and the heading device 1 is less likely to move or disengage against the user's intention.

<Modification 2>
FIG. 9 is a front view of a second modification obtained by modifying the heading device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a side view when a sheet is attached to the second modification obtained by modifying the heading device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the heading device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, when the heading device 1 is viewed from the front, the protrusion 5 is exposed. Thus, the protrusion part 5 does not need to be exposed. The first support surface portion 41 and the second support surface portion 42 are set to the same length in the direction in which the main body portion 3 receives the slide operation, so that the first support surface portion 41 and the second support surface portion 42 are first supported when the heading device 1 is viewed from the front. The projecting portion 5 provided on the surface portion 41 is not exposed. As a result, since the area of the second support surface portion 42 that supports the sheet 2 from one surface is increased in the heading device 1, the sheet 2 is a surface of the sheet 2 as compared with the case where the area of the second support surface portion 42 is small. It is more limited to move in the vertical direction. Therefore, it is possible to provide the heading device 1 that is more unlikely to move or come off against the user's intention.

FIG. 11 is a side view of a heading device when a second modification obtained by modifying the heading device according to the embodiment of the present invention is manufactured by injection molding. When manufacturing the modification 2 of the heading device 1 according to the present invention, if the heading device 1 as shown in FIG. 10 is manufactured from the injection molding stage, the mold becomes complicated and the manufacturing cost is increased. There is a problem. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, the heading device 1 may be created by a simple mold at the stage of injection molding. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the main body 3 is divided into two parts, a first main body 33 that is connected to the first support surface 41 and a second main body 34 that is connected to the second support surface 42. Divided. The first body part 33 and the second body part 34 are connected by the connection part 9 on the side opposite to the side connected to the first support surface part 41 and the second support surface part 42. The first main body portion 33 has the convex portion 7 on the surface facing the second main body portion 34, and the second main body portion 34 has the concave portion 8 that fits the convex portion 7 on the surface facing the first main body portion 33. Then, a heading as shown in FIG. 11 is formed so that the first support surface portion 41, the first main body portion 33, the connection portion 9, the second main body portion 34, and the second support surface portion 42 are connected in a straight line. A mold by injection molding of the apparatus 1 is created. After the injection molding of the indexing device 1, the first support surface portion 41 and the second support surface portion 42 face each other, and the first main body portion 33 and the second main body portion 34 face each other. 10 can be made by fitting the convex portion 7 and the concave portion 8 of the second main body portion 34 and fixing the fitting portion by ultrasonic welding or the like. . Therefore, the modification 2 of the heading device 1 according to the present invention can provide the heading device 1 capable of suppressing the manufacturing cost.

<Modification 3>
FIG. 12 is a side view when the sheet 2 is attached to the third modification obtained by modifying the heading device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the heading device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the first support surface portion 41 has a protruding portion 5 and the second support surface portion 42 does not have the protruding portion 5, but as shown in FIG. The protrusions 5 may be provided on both surfaces of the first support surface portion 41 and the second support surface portion 42. By providing the protrusions 5 on both surfaces, it is possible to provide the heading device 1 that is less likely to be detached from the sheet 2 and that is difficult to move against the user's intention. In addition, when providing the projection part 5 in both surfaces of the 1st support surface part 41 and the 2nd support surface part 42, according to arrangement | positioning of each projection part 5, the attachment hole 21 is formed in the edge of the sheet | seat 2 in two rows. Provided.

It is a front view when the heading apparatus based on the Example of this invention is attached to a sheet | seat. It is a rear view at the time of the heading apparatus based on the Example of this invention being attached to a sheet | seat. It is a front view of the heading apparatus based on the Example of this invention. It is a side view at the time of a sheet | seat being attached to the heading apparatus based on the Example of this invention. It is a side view at the time of a sheet | seat being attached to the heading apparatus based on the Example of this invention, and a notch part and a sheet | seat fitting. It is a side view when a sheet | seat is attached to the heading apparatus based on the Example of this invention, and the display part 6 is provided with two or more. It is a side view of the heading apparatus when the protrusion part of the heading apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention cancels | releases a fitting with an attachment hole. It is a front view of the modification 1 which deform | transformed the heading apparatus based on the Example of this invention. It is a front view of the modification 2 which deform | transformed the heading apparatus based on the Example of this invention. It is a side view at the time of a sheet | seat being attached to the modification 2 which deform | transformed the heading apparatus based on the Example of this invention. It is a side view of the heading apparatus at the time of manufacturing the modification 2 which deform | transformed the heading apparatus based on the Example of this invention by injection molding. It is a side view at the time of a sheet | seat being attached to the modification 3 which deform | transformed the heading apparatus based on the Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Heading device 2 ... Sheet | seat 21 ... Mounting hole 3 ... Main-body part 31 ... Opening part 32 ... Receiving part 33 ... 1st main-body part 34 ... 2nd Main body part 4 ... support surface part 41 ... first support surface part 42 ... second support surface part 5 ... projection part 51 ... inclined part 52 ... notch part 6 ... display part 7 ... Convex part 8 ... Concave part 9 ... Connecting part

Claims (4)

It is a heading device that is attached to an attachment hole provided near the edge of the sheet by sliding operation,
A receiving portion for receiving the sliding operation by contacting the edge of the sheet;
A support surface portion in contact with the receiving portion and supporting the sheet from both sides;
Protruding portions that are provided on the support surface portion and fit into the mounting holes when the receiving portion receives the sliding operation;
In a state where the heading device is attached to a sheet, a display unit that displays a heading on a portion visible to the user;
Comprising
Heading device. A large number of mounting holes are provided at different positions near the edge of the sheet, and any one of the mounting holes is selected and mounted.
The heading device according to claim 1. The support surface portion is
A first support surface portion for supporting the sheet from one surface;
A second support surface portion for supporting the sheet from the other surface,
The protrusion is provided on any one of the first support surface portion and the second support surface portion,
The support surface portion not provided with the projection portion has a length in a direction in which the receiving portion receives the sliding operation, and at least a part of the projection portion of the support surface portion provided with the projection portion is exposed. Is the length,
The heading apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The protrusion has an inclined portion in any one of the sliding directions.
The heading device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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