JP2011088419A - Side slide type writing utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a side slide type writing utensil in which the whole of the utensil becomes compacted for easy handcarrying, even when a plurality of pieces are brought with, and time and effort for searching a writing utensil before use becomes unnecessary even when a plurality of the pieces are brought with. <P>SOLUTION: Writing elements 4 are stored to move in the forward and backward direction in a shaft cylinder 2. Elastic bodies 6 for energizing the writing elements 4 backward are stored in the shaft cylinder 2. Window holes 24 extending in the forward and backward direction are provided on the side wall of the shaft cylinder 2. Front end holes 23 through which the pen points 41 of the writing elements 4 can appear and disappear are provided at the front end of the shaft cylinder 2. Operating bodies 5 are connected with the back ends of the writing elements 4 and the operating parts 51 of the operating bodies 5 are projected from the window holes 24 outward in the radial direction. The operating parts 51 of the operating bodies 5 is slid forward along the window holes 24, projecting the pen points 41 of the writing elements 4 outward from the front end holes 23 of the shaft cylinder 2. A connecting part 8 which can be connected with the outer face of the other shaft cylinder 9 is provided on the outer face of the shaft cylinder 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a side slide type writing instrument. Specifically, a window hole extending in the front-rear direction is provided on the side wall of the shaft cylinder, and an operation portion protruding outward from the window hole is slid forward along the window hole, so that the pen tip of the cursive body is pivoted. The present invention relates to a side-sliding type writing instrument that projects outward from a front end hole of a cylinder.

Conventionally, for example, in Patent Document 1, a plurality of refills having a pen point at the tip housed in the exterior body are alternately packaged by sliding the operation body slidably attached to the exterior body. A side-slide type multi-core writing instrument that is projected and retracted from the tip of the body is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-207494

In the side slide writing instrument of the document 1, it is necessary to carry a plurality of side slide type writing instruments for a user who uses various types of writing instruments. When storing the plurality of writing instruments in one pocket or pen case, Bulky and inconvenient to carry. Moreover, when carrying the side slide writing instrument of the said literature 1, when carrying a plurality, the effort which searches for the writing instrument to be used is required.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and even when carrying a plurality of books, the whole is compact and convenient for carrying, and even when carrying a plurality of books, there is no need to search for a writing instrument before use. It is intended to provide a side-slide type writing instrument that becomes unnecessary.
In the present invention, “front” refers to the pen tip side, and “rear” refers to the opposite side.

<1> In the first invention of the present application, the writing body 4 is accommodated in the shaft cylinder 2 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and the elastic body 6 that biases the writing body 4 backward is disposed in the shaft cylinder 2. A window hole 24 extending in the front-rear direction is provided in the side wall of the shaft cylinder 2, and a front end hole 23 in which the pen tip 41 of the writing body 4 can protrude and retract is provided at the front end of the shaft cylinder 2. The operating body 5 is connected to the rear end, the operating portion 51 of the operating body 5 is protruded radially outward from the window hole 24, and the operating portion 51 of the operating body 5 is slid forward along the window hole 24. By doing so, it is a side slide type writing instrument in which the pen tip 41 of the writing body 4 is projected to the outside from the front end hole 23 of the shaft tube 2, and the outer surface of the shaft tube 2 is connected to the outer surface of the other shaft tube 9. The requirement is that a connectable connecting portion 8 is provided.

In the side slide type writing instrument 1 according to the first aspect of the present invention, the connecting portion 8 that can be connected to the outer surface of another shaft tube 9 is provided on the outer surface of the shaft tube 2, so that the shaft tube 2 can be connected to the shaft tube 2 of another writing tool. Thus, even when carrying a plurality of pieces, the whole is compact and convenient to carry, and even when carrying a plurality of pieces, there is no need to find a writing instrument before use.

<2> According to a second invention of the present application, in the side slide type writing instrument 1 according to the first invention, the shaft tube 2 has a substantially rectangular cross section and includes four planar side walls. It is a requirement that the side wall 21 not provided with the window hole 24 and the side wall 91 of another shaft cylinder 9 are joined in the planar side wall.

In the side slide type writing instrument 1 according to the second aspect of the invention, the shaft cylinder 2 has a substantially square cross section and includes four planar side walls, and includes a window hole 24 in the four planar side walls. By joining the non-side wall 21 and the side wall 91 of the other shaft cylinder 9, the operating body 5 can be slid even when the shaft cylinder 2 and the shaft cylinder 9 of another writing tool are connected, and writing can be used. In addition, a useless space can be reduced between the shaft cylinder 2 in the connected state and the shaft cylinder 9 of another writing instrument, and the entire two shaft cylinders 2 in the connected state can be made compact.

<3> The third invention of the present application is the side slide type writing instrument 1 according to the second invention, wherein the connecting portion is formed on the two opposing side walls 21 that do not include the window hole 24 among the four planar side walls. 8 is a requirement.

The side slide type writing instrument 1 according to the third aspect of the present invention does not include the window hole 24 among the four planar side walls, and includes the window hole 24 by providing the connecting portion 8 on the two opposing side walls 21. The side wall 2 which is not present and the shaft 9 of another writing instrument can be easily joined.

<4> A fourth invention of the present application is the side slide type writing instrument 1 according to the first, second, or third invention, wherein the connecting portion 8 is a protrusion that can be fitted into the recess 82 of another shaft 9. It is a requirement that it is the recessed part 82 which can be fitted to the part 81 or the convex part 81 of the other axial cylinder 9. FIG.

In the side slide type writing instrument 1 according to the fourth aspect of the invention, the connecting portion 8 is a convex portion 81 that can be fitted into the concave portion 82 of the other axial tube 9 or a concave portion that can be fitted to the convex portion 81 of the other axial tube 9. By being 82, it becomes easy to attach and detach with a simple structure.

<5> According to a fifth invention of the present application, in the side slide type writing instrument 1 of the first, second, or third invention, the connecting portion 8 includes a magnet 83 that can be attracted to another shaft tube 9. Is a requirement.

In the side slide type writing instrument 1 according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the connecting portion 8 is made of the magnet 83 that can be attracted to the other shaft tube 9, so that it can be easily attached and detached with a simple structure.

<6> The sixth invention of the present application is that, in the side slide type writing instrument 1 of the first or second invention, the connecting portion 8 has a recess 82 formed on a side wall of the shaft tube 2, the recess 82 and others. And a connecting member 85 that engages with a recess 82 formed in the shaft cylinder 9.

In the side slide type writing instrument 1 according to the sixth aspect of the invention, the connecting portion 8 engages with the recess 82 formed in the side wall of the shaft cylinder 2 and the recess 82 formed in the recess 82 and the other shaft cylinder 9. By comprising the member 85, the strong connection state of the axial cylinder 2 and the other axial cylinder 9 can be maintained.

<7> The seventh invention of the present application is that, in the side slide type writing instrument 1 of the first or second invention, the connecting portion 8 has a convex portion 81 formed on a side wall of the shaft tube 2 and the convex portion 81. And a connecting member 85 that sandwiches the convex portion 81 formed on the other shaft tube 9 as a requirement.

In the side slide type writing instrument 1 according to the seventh aspect of the invention, the connecting portion 8 sandwiches the convex portion 81 formed on the side wall of the shaft tube 2 and the convex portion 81 formed on the convex portion 81 and the other shaft tube 9. By comprising the connecting member 85 to be maintained, the shaft cylinder 2 and the other shaft cylinder 9 can be maintained in a strong connection state.

The side slide type writing instrument of the present invention is compact and convenient to carry even when carrying a plurality of pieces, and even when carrying a plurality of pieces, there is no need to find a writing instrument before use.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view at the time of non-writing of the embodiment of the present invention (both nibs are immersed). It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view at the time of writing of FIG. 1 (one pen tip protrudes). It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. 1 which shows 1st Embodiment of a connection part. It is a cross-sectional view which shows the connection state of the axial cylinder of FIG. 3, and the axial cylinder of another writing instrument. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. 1 which shows 2nd Embodiment of a connection part. It is a cross-sectional view which shows the connection state of the axial cylinder of FIG. 5, and the axial cylinder of another writing instrument. It is a cross-sectional view which shows the connection state of the axial cylinder of 3rd Embodiment of a connection part, and the axial cylinder of another writing instrument. It is a cross-sectional view which shows the connection state of the axial cylinder of 4th Embodiment of a connection part, and the axial cylinder of another writing instrument.

1 and 8 show an embodiment of the present invention.
1 and 2 are longitudinal sectional views of embodiments of the present invention. 3 and 4 show a first embodiment of the connecting portion 8, FIGS. 5 and 6 show a second embodiment of the connecting portion 8, and FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment of the connecting portion 8. A form is shown and the 4th Embodiment of the connection part 8 is shown in FIG. The other embodiments shown in FIGS. 3 to 8 employ the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the side slide type writing instrument 1 of the present embodiment, two writing bodies 4 are accommodated in a shaft cylinder 2 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. Each of the writing bodies 4 is urged rearward by an elastic body 6 (specifically, a compression coil spring). In the present invention, the number of the writing bodies 4 accommodated in the shaft cylinder 2 may be one, or may be two or more (plural).

The shaft cylinder 2 has a flat shape (substantially rectangular in cross section), and includes a flat front shaft 2a and a flat rear shaft 2b connected to the rear end portion of the front shaft 2a. Become. The front shaft 2a and the rear shaft 2b are obtained by injection molding of a synthetic resin (for example, polycarbonate). In the present embodiment, the front shaft 2 a and the rear shaft 2 b are connected via the projectile support member 7.

The shaft cylinder 2 (the front shaft 2a and the rear shaft 2b) includes a side wall including a pair of large side walls 21 having a large area and a pair of small side walls 22 having a small area. At the front end of the front shaft 2a, two front end holes 23 through which the pen tip 41 of the writing body 4 can protrude are provided in the front-rear direction. The two front end holes 23 are provided at symmetrical positions with respect to the center line of the large side wall 21 when the large side wall 21 is viewed from the front with the pen tip facing downward. In addition to this, the present invention may be configured such that one front end hole 23 is provided on the center line of the large side wall 21.

An elongated window hole 24 extending in the front-rear direction is provided through each small side wall 22 at the rear portion of the shaft cylinder 2 (rear shaft 2b) in the radial direction. The two window holes 24 are formed at symmetrical positions with respect to the center line of the large side wall 21. An opening that penetrates in the front-rear direction and opens radially outward is formed at the rear end of the shaft cylinder 2 (rear shaft 2b). The opening communicates with the window hole 24 at the rear end of the shaft cylinder 2 (that is, the rear end of the rear shaft 2b), whereby the rear end of the window hole 24 is notched rearward and opened rearward. The writing body 4 and the operation body 5 are connected to each other through the opening and can be taken out from the shaft tube 2 and inserted into the shaft tube 2.

A locking wall portion 25 made of a rib extending in the front-rear direction is formed on the inner surface of each large side wall 21 between the window holes 24 of the rear shaft 2b, and a pen tip 41 protrudes from the locking wall portion 25. In this case, the rear end of the operating body 5 of the writing body 4 is locked. The locking wall portion 25 may be formed integrally with the inner wall of the rear shaft 2b4 or may be formed by another member attached to the inner wall of the rear shaft 2b.

-Lid part The rear part 2 of the said rear axis | shaft 2b is provided with the cover part 3 which freely opens and closes the said opening part. A contact wall portion 31 is formed on the front surface of the lid portion 3. The rear end of each operation body 5 connected to the rear end of the writing body 46 in the pen tip immersion state is in contact with the contact wall portion 31.

Cursive body Each of the cursive bodies 4 is a ballpoint pen refill, and includes a ballpoint pen tip (that is, a pen tip 41) in which a ball is rotatably held at the front end, the ballpoint pen tip provided at the front end, and a rear end opened. And an ink containing tube 42. The ink containing tube 42 is filled with a follower made of ink and a high-viscosity fluid that is disposed at the rear end of the ink and moves forward according to consumption of the ink.

Further, the ballpoint pen tip may be configured such that a ball held rotatably at the front end is urged forward by a projectile or the like, and the ball is brought into close contact with the inner surface of the front end edge portion. Further, the ballpoint pen tip may be directly attached to the front end opening of the ink containing tube 42 by press fitting or the like, but in this embodiment, it is fixed to the front end opening of the ink containing tube 42 via the pen tip holder.

In the present invention, the writing body 4 includes, for example, a marking pen, a sign pen, a fountain pen, a mechanical pencil, and an input pen used for a pressure-sensitive input device, in addition to a ballpoint pen.

Operation body The operation body 5 is attached to the rear end of each of the writing bodies 4 (that is, the rear end opening of the ink containing tube 42). Each of the operating bodies 5 includes an operating portion 51 formed at the rear end portion and protruding outside from the window hole 24 of the shaft cylinder 2, a rear protruding portion 53 provided on the opposite side of the operating portion 51, A front projecting portion 52 provided in front of the rear projecting portion 53 on the opposite side of the operation portion 51; a fitting portion 54 formed at the front end portion and fitted into the rear end opening of the ink containing tube 42; and the fitting portion. 54 and a flange portion 55 formed at the rear of 54. When the insertion portion 54 is inserted into the rear end opening of the ink storage tube 42, the insertion portion 54 does not completely block the rear end opening of the ink storage tube 42, and can vent the inside and the outside of the ink storage tube 42. To. Further, the rear end of the bullet member 6 is locked to the front surface of the flange portion 55. Further, locking projections (not shown) are formed on both side surfaces of the operating body 5. The locking projections can be engaged with the inner surfaces of both side walls of the window hole 24.

When the pen tip 41 of the writing body 4 is in an immersive state, the rear end portion of the operation body 5 attached to the writing body 4 is brought into contact with an abutting wall portion 31 formed on the front surface of the lid portion 3. On the other hand, when the pen tip 41 of the writing body 4 is in a protruding state, the rear end portion of the operation body 5 attached to the writing body 4 is locked to a locking wall portion 25 formed on the inner wall of the shaft tube 2. The

The front protruding portion 52 of the operating body 5 connected to the rear end of the writing body 4 in the pen tip immersing state is in a pen tip protruding state when the operating portion 51 of the operating body 5 is slid forward. The other writing body 4 is brought into contact with the rear protrusion 53 of the operating body 5 connected to the rear end of the other writing body 4, and the pen tip protruding state of the other writing body 4 is released.

Each of the operation bodies 5 is colored in substantially the same color as the color of the ink stored in the connected writing body 4 (that is, in the ink storage tube 42). Specifically, each of the operation bodies 5 is formed of a synthetic resin molded body colored in substantially the same color as the ink color of the connected writing body 4.

A bullet support member 7 is provided on the inner wall of the barrel 2 (that is, the inner wall of the rear shaft 2b and the inner wall of the front shaft 2a). The bullet support member 7 has two inner holes 71 through which the writing body 4 is inserted in the front-rear direction. A bullet body 6 is disposed between the rear surface of the bullet body support member 7 and the front surface of the collar portion 55 of each operation body 5. The cursive 4 is loosely inserted into each of the bullets 6 and the front end of each of the bullets 6 is locked by the rear surface of the bullet support member 7. Is locked to the front surface of the collar portion 55 of the operating body 5.

Each of the projectile bodies 6 always urges each operation body 5 (that is, each writing body 4) backward. Each of the projectile bodies 6 is in a compressed state (that is, a state in which the writing body 46 is urged rearward) in both the pen tip protruding state and the pen tip immersing state. Shaking back and forth is prevented.

<First Embodiment of Connecting Portion>
3 and 4 show a first embodiment of the connecting portion 8.

The connecting portion 8 according to the present embodiment includes a convex portion 81 that can be fitted into the concave portion 82 of another shaft cylinder 9 and a concave portion 82 that can be fitted into the convex portion 81 of another shaft cylinder 9. On one large side wall 21 of the shaft tube 2, a connecting portion 8 made of a convex portion 81 is formed, and on the other large side wall 21, a connecting portion 8 made of a concave portion 82 is formed. That is, the connecting portion 8 is provided on two opposing side walls (large side wall 21) that do not include the window hole 24 among the four planar side walls.

Prepare another side slide type writing instrument provided with the same shaft cylinder 9 as the shaft cylinder 2, and fit the convex portion 81 of the shaft cylinder 2 and the concave portion 82 of the other shaft cylinder 9, or By fitting the concave portion 82 of the shaft tube 2 and the convex portion 81 of the other shaft tube 9, the large side wall 21 of the shaft tube 2 and the large side wall 91 of the other shaft tube 9 are joined and detachably connected. it can.

<Second Embodiment of Connecting Portion>
5 and 6 show a second embodiment of the connecting portion 8.

The connecting portion 8 of the present embodiment includes a magnet 83 that can be attracted to the other shaft tube 9. A connecting portion 8 made of a magnet 83 is formed on one large side wall 21 of the shaft cylinder 2, and a connecting portion 8 made of a metal plate 84 is formed on the other large side wall 21. That is, the connecting portion 8 is provided on two opposing side walls (large side wall 21) that do not include the window hole 24 among the four planar side walls.

Prepare another side-sliding type writing instrument provided with the same shaft cylinder 9 as the shaft cylinder 2, and attract the magnet 83 of the shaft cylinder 2 and the metal plate 84 of the other shaft cylinder 9, or the shaft By fitting the metal plate 84 of the tube 2 and the magnet 83 of the other shaft tube 9, the large side wall 21 of the shaft tube 2 and the large side wall 91 of the other shaft tube 9 can be joined and detachably connected. .

Further, the magnet 83 is protruded on one large side wall 21 and the metal plate 84 is recessed on the other large side wall 91, or the magnet 83 is recessed on one large side wall 21, A metal plate 84 is protruded from the other large side wall 91. Thereby, when the magnet 83 of one shaft cylinder 2 and the metal plate 84 of the other shaft cylinder 9 are attracted, the large side wall 21 of the shaft cylinder 2 and the large side wall 91 of the other shaft cylinder 9 are reliably joined. It becomes possible to make it.

<Third embodiment of connecting portion>
FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment of the connecting portion 8.

The connecting portion 8 according to the present embodiment includes a concave portion 82 formed on the side wall of the shaft cylinder 2 and a connecting member 85 that engages with the concave portion 82 and the concave portion 82 formed on another shaft cylinder 9.

Concave portions 82 are respectively formed in the pair of small side walls 22 facing the shaft cylinder 2. Two connecting members 85 having protrusions 81 at both ends are prepared, the large side wall 21 of the shaft tube 2 and the large side wall 91 of another shaft tube 9 are joined, and the recess 82 of the small side wall 22 of the shaft tube 2. And the convex part 81 of the connection member 85 is fitted in the concave part 82 of the small side wall 92 of the other axial cylinder 9, and the axial cylinder 2 and the other axial cylinder 9 are connected.

<Fourth Embodiment of Connecting Portion>
FIG. 8 shows a fourth embodiment of the connecting portion 8.

The connecting portion 8 of the present embodiment includes a convex portion 81 formed on the side wall of the shaft tube 2 and a connecting member 85 that sandwiches the convex portion 81 and the convex portion 81 formed on the other shaft tube 9.

Convex portions 81 are respectively formed at one end of the pair of small side walls 22 facing the shaft cylinder 2 on the large side wall 21 side. Two connecting members 85 having convex portions 81 at both ends are prepared, the large side wall 21 of the shaft tube 2 and the large side wall 91 of another shaft tube 9 are joined, and the convex portion of the small side wall 22 of the shaft tube 2 The projecting portion 81 of the connecting member 85 is engaged with the projecting portion 81 of the small side wall 92 of the other shaft tube 9 to connect the shaft tube 2 and the other shaft tube 9.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Side slide type writing instrument 2 Shaft cylinder 2a Front shaft 2b Rear shaft 21 Large side wall 22 Small side wall 23 Front end hole 24 Window hole 25 Locking wall part 3 Lid part 31 Contact wall part 4 Writing body 41 Pen point (ball-point pen tip)
42 Ink receiving tube 5 Operating body 51 Operating section 52 Front projecting section 53 Rear projecting section 54 Insertion section 55 Eaves section 6 Projection body 7 Projection body support member 71 Inner hole 8 Connection section 81 Projection section 82 Recess section 83 Magnet 84 Metal Plate 85 Connecting member 9 Other shaft 91 Large side wall 92 Small side wall

Claims (7)

A writing hole is accommodated in the shaft cylinder so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, a resilient body for biasing the writing body in the rear direction is accommodated in the shaft cylinder, and a window hole extending in the front-rear direction on the side wall of the shaft cylinder A front end hole through which the pen tip of the writing body can be projected and retracted at the front end of the shaft cylinder, an operation body is connected to the rear end of the writing body, and the operation body is operated radially outward from the window hole. A side-sliding type writing instrument in which the pen point of the writing body is protruded outside from the front end hole of the shaft cylinder by sliding the operation part of the operation body forward along the window hole. ,
A side slide type writing instrument, wherein a connecting portion connectable to an outer surface of another shaft cylinder is provided on an outer surface of the shaft cylinder. The shaft cylinder has a substantially quadrangular cross section and includes four planar side walls, and a side wall not having a window hole in the four planar side walls is joined to a side wall of another shaft cylinder. The side slide type writing instrument according to claim 1. The side-sliding type writing instrument according to claim 2, wherein a connecting portion is provided on two opposing side walls that do not include a window hole in the four planar side walls. The side slide type writing instrument according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the connecting portion is a convex portion that can be fitted into a concave portion of another shaft cylinder or a concave portion that can be fitted to a convex portion of another shaft cylinder. The side slide type writing instrument according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the connecting portion is made of a magnet that can be attracted to another shaft cylinder. The side slide type writing instrument according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connecting portion includes a recess formed in a side wall of the shaft cylinder, and a connecting member engaged with the recess and a recess formed in another shaft cylinder. The side slide type writing instrument according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connecting portion includes a convex portion formed on a side wall of the shaft cylinder, and a connecting member that sandwiches the convex portion and a convex portion formed on another shaft cylinder.

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