JP2019073035A - Transfer tool - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a transfer tool which achieves high flexibility in design of a structure which suitably covers a transfer head by sliding a cap.SOLUTION: A transfer tool includes: a transfer tool body having a transfer head for transferring a transfer object; a slider which is slidably held on the transfer tool body; and a cap which is supported by the slider and has a shape covering the transfer head. The transfer tool includes a guide mechanism which changes positions of the cap between a covering position, at which the cap covers the transfer head, and a use position, at which the cap retreats from the transfer head, in conjunction with sliding operation of the slider.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a transfer tool for transferring a transfer material.

  Conventionally, a transfer tool having a cap for covering the transfer head when not in use is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  By the way, a curved piece-like member that slides relative to the main body case is provided as a device that can prevent the transfer head from coming into contact with an external article or the like by a relatively simple operation when not in use. There are also transfer tools and the like. The transfer tool is configured to position the strip-shaped member on the transfer direction side of the transfer head by slidingly moving the strip-shaped member.

  However, since such a device is not capable of covering substantially the entire transfer head, it is possible to sufficiently prevent external dust and dirt from adhering to the transfer head. It was not.

JP 2005-193410 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a transfer tool excellent in the degree of freedom in design that can cover the transfer head by sliding the cap.

  That is, the present invention has the following configuration.

  The transfer tool according to claim 1 comprises: a transfer tool body having a transfer head for transferring a transfer material; a slider slidably held by the transfer tool body; and a slider supported by the slider to cover the transfer head. And a cap having a shape to be concealed, the position of the cap being changed between a covering position covering the transfer head and a use position retracted from the transfer head along with the slide operation of the slider. And a guide mechanism.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the first aspect, the cap is rotatably supported relative to the slider, and the guiding mechanism is any of the cap or the transfer tool main body. It has a projection formed on one side and a projection contact part formed on the other side and engaged with the projection.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the second aspect, the protrusion is formed on the cap, and the protrusion contact portion is a guide groove formed on the transfer tool main body.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the transfer tool according to the first, second or third aspect, the transfer tool main body includes a main body case accommodating a transfer material therein, and the transfer in which the transfer main body case And a head, wherein the cap is provided with side walls located on the left and right sides of the transfer head at the covering position and having a rear end edge along the front end edge of the main body case. It is.

  A transfer tool according to a fifth aspect of the invention is that, in the configuration according to the first, second, third or fourth aspect, the slider is held at an upper portion of the transfer tool main body.

  In the transfer tool according to claim 6, in the configuration according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, the slider can be in modest engagement with the transfer tool body in the covering position and the use position. It is configured.

  As described above, according to the present invention, by sliding the cap, it is possible to provide a transfer tool excellent in the degree of freedom of design capable of suitably covering the transfer head.

The right side view showing one embodiment of the present invention. The right view in the embodiment. The left view in the embodiment. The left view in the embodiment. The top view in the embodiment. The front view in the embodiment. The disassembled perspective view in the embodiment. AA sectional view in FIG. The perspective view for demonstrating the cap of the embodiment. The perspective view for demonstrating the slider of the embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a transfer tool T for transferring a glue (not shown) which is a transfer material to a transfer target surface such as paper. The transfer tool T is relatively small, for example, a size that can be accommodated in a pen case of a general size accommodated in a bag.

  The transfer tool T includes a transfer tool main body 1 having a transfer head 12 for transferring glue, a slider 2 slidably held by the transfer tool main body 1, and a slider 2 supported by the slider 2. And a cap 3 having a shape that conceals. The transfer tool T causes the cap 3 to cover the transfer head 12 as the slider 2 slides in the front-rear direction, and the use position (U) retracted from the transfer head 12 And a guide mechanism G for changing the position between them.

  Hereinafter, the transfer tool T will be described in detail.

  The transfer tool main body 1 is provided with a main body case 11 accommodating therein a transfer tape P holding a glue as a transfer material, and a transfer head 12 which is disposed on the front side of the main body case 11 so as to project forward. It is a thing.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the main body case 11 internally includes a delivery reel m for delivering the transfer tape P, and a transfer tape delivered from the delivery reel m and passing through the transfer roll 121 of the transfer head 12. A take-up reel n for taking up P is rotatably supported.

  The delivery reel m disposed inside the main body case 11 integrally holds the delivery gear mg. The take-up reel n is supported by a take-up gear ng engaged with the delivery gear mg. Then, an interlock mechanism R for interlockingly rotating the delivery reel m and the take-up reel n is configured by mainly using the delivery gear mg and the take-up gear ng. In addition, since the interlocking mechanism R is a normal one, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted. The delivery reel m and the transfer tape P wound around the take-up reel n are conventional ones obtained by attaching a glue, which is a transferred material, to one side of a film-like substrate.

  The main body case 11 is made of synthetic resin, and is composed of left and right side walls 111 and 112, an upper wall 113 disposed between upper end edges of the left and right side walls 111 and 112, and the left and right side walls 111 and 112. It has a rear wall 114 disposed between the rear end edges and a lower wall 115 disposed between the lower end edges of the left and right side walls 111 and 112. The main body case 11 guides the transfer tape P to the transfer roll 121 which is the transfer end of the transfer head 12 at its tip, and introduces the transfer tape P via the transfer roll 121 into the main body case 11. It has an opening 11a.

  In this embodiment, the main body case 11 includes a first case c1 having a right side wall 112, and a second case c2 having a left side wall 111, an upper wall 113, a rear wall 114, and a lower wall 115. It is configured. By combining the first case c1 and the second case c2, a main body case 11 having an internal space capable of accommodating the delivery reel m and the take-up reel n is formed.

  The left side wall 111 has at its front end a left front end edge 111a against which the open end edge 3a, which is the rear end edge of the cap 3 in the covering position (C), can abut or approach. The left front end edge 111 a constitutes the opening 11 a of the main body case 11.

  The right side wall 112 has at its front end a right front end edge 112a against which the open end edge 3a, which is the rear end edge of the cap 3 in the covering position (C), can abut or approach. The right front end edge 112 a constitutes the opening 11 a of the main body case 11.

  The right side wall 112 is provided with a recessed area 112 b which is continuous from the rear to the front end on the upper edge side. The recessed area 112 b is a part recessed to the center side in a front view, and forms an area where the parts on the right side of the slider 2 and the cap 3 are disposed. That is, the lateral wall 22 of the slider 2 and the right sidewall 31 of the cap 3 can be disposed in the recessed area 112 b, and the outer surface of the lateral wall 22 and the outer surface of the right sidewall 31 It is substantially flush with the main outer surface of the right side wall 112 in the case 11.

  The right side wall 112 is formed with a guide groove M which is a projection contact portion for guiding the slider 2 and the cap 3 at a position corresponding to the recessed area 112 b. The guide groove M constitutes a guide mechanism G described later. The guide groove M is L-shaped in a side view, and is continuous with a front and rear groove m1 extending in the front and rear direction so as to substantially follow the upper wall 113 of the main body case 11 and the front end of the front and rear groove m1. The bending groove m2 is formed and bent downward, and an upper and lower groove m3 continuously formed at the front end of the bending groove m2 and extending in the vertical direction. The upper and lower grooves m3 are shorter than the front and rear grooves m1.

  The upper wall 113 has at its front end a front end edge 113a against which the open end edge 3a, which is the rear end edge of the cap 3 in the covering position (C), can abut or approach. The front end edge 113 a of the upper wall 113 constitutes the opening 11 a of the main body case 11.

  The upper wall 113 has a slider supporting portion J for slidably supporting the slider 2 in the front-rear direction, a slide auxiliary portion H for maintaining the posture of the slider 2 disposed substantially parallel to the slider supporting portion J, and a front It has a laterally extending cap locking portion K disposed near the edge.

  The slider support portion J is in the form of a groove extending in the front-rear direction. The slider supporting portion J engages with the protrusion 23 which is a main body engaging portion provided on the slider 2, and can support the slider 2 slidably with respect to the main body case 11.

  The slider supporting portion J is configured such that the protruding portion 23 of the slider 2 is difficult to separate from the main body case 11. That is, the slider supporting portion J is formed such that the width of the internal groove j2 formed on the inner side is wider than the width of the slit-like opening j1 exposed to the outside. On the other hand, the projecting portion 23 of the slider 2 includes a wide portion 231 provided at the tip and a proximal end portion 232 narrower in the left-right direction than the wide portion 231. The wide portion 231 of the slider is configured to be positioned in the internal groove j2 of the slider support J.

  The opening j1 of the slider support J is in the form of a slit extending in the front-rear direction, and on the rear side, the insertion portion j11 for inserting the wide portion 231 of the protrusion 23 of the slider 2 into the internal groove j2 side Have. The insertion part j11 forms a slightly wider separated space than the adjacent front and rear parts.

  The inner groove j2 is a portion in which the wide portion 231 formed at the tip of the protrusion 23 is disposed. The inner groove j2 has a front projection t1 projecting inward in the front part and a rear projection t2 projecting inward in the rear part. ing. The front projection t1 is a portion where the wide portion 231 of the slider 2 can be modestly engaged when the cap 3 is in the covering position (C), and restricts the rearward movement of the slider 2. By doing this, the cap 3 is kept in the covering position (C). The protrusion t2 on the rear side is a portion that can be modestly engaged with the wide portion 231 of the slider 2 when the cap 3 is in the use position (U), and regulates the forward movement of the slider 2. By doing this, the cap 3 is maintained in the use position (U). The rear side projection t2 has a shape that protrudes inward substantially in a quarter cylinder shape. That is, the front side (the side facing the front protrusion t1) of the protrusion t2 is configured to have a curved outer surface, and the rear side of the protrusion t2 is configured to have a flat outer surface facing rearward. It is done. By thus forming the rear side projection t2, the cap 3 is shifted from the covering position (C) to the use position (U), and the cap 3 from the use position (U) to the covering position (C) The degree of engagement with the slider 2 is changed depending on the case of transition. That is, when transitioning the cap 3 from the covering position (C) to the use position (U), the slider 2 is engaged with the curved outer surface of the projecting portion t2, so the sliding operation should be performed relatively smoothly. It can be done. On the other hand, when transitioning the cap 3 from the use position (U) to the covering position (C), the slider 2 engages with the flat outer surface of the projection t2, so the sliding operation (especially the slide start stage) , The user is required to require a relatively large sliding force. That is, the slider 2 in this embodiment can be suitably held in a state where the cap 3 is in the use position (U) by engaging with the protrusion t 2, and the cap 3 can be easily The movement to the covering position (C) is suppressed.

The slide assist portion H is in the form of a groove formed in the upper wall 113 and extending in the front-rear direction. The slide assist portion H engages with the slide projection 212 of the slider 2. As a result, the slider 2 is prevented from rotating in the left and right direction with respect to the upper wall 113, that is, it is suppressed from moving and it is possible to preferably hold the sliding posture in the front and rear direction. .

  The cap locking portion K is formed in the vicinity of the front edge of the upper wall 113, and is in the form of a groove extending in the left-right direction and opening upward. The cap locking portion K is an edge or lower wall of the cap 3 when the user mistakenly presses the cap 3 downward and operates the cap 3 from the use position (U) to the covering position (C). The rear end 33e of 33 is a part that can be temporarily locked.

  The lower wall 115 has at its front end a front end edge 115 a to which the open end edge 3 a which is the rear end edge of the cap 3 in the covering position (C) can abut or approach. The front end edge 115 a of the lower wall 115 constitutes an opening 11 a of the main body case 11.

  The transfer head 12 is for pressing and transferring a transfer material onto a transfer target. The transfer head 12 is a transfer roll 121 which is a transfer end for pressing the transfer tape P to which the glue is attached against the transfer target surface, and plate-like left and right support portions rotatably supporting both sides of the transfer roll 121. And 122 are mainly configured. The left and right support portions 122 are supported by a not-shown horizontal frame, and the left and right support portions 122 supported by the horizontal frame are formed integrally with the first case c1 with a synthetic resin. The width dimension in the left-right direction in a front view of the transfer head 12 is set smaller than the corresponding width dimension of the main body case 11.

  Next, the slider 2 will be described.

  The slider 2 is made of synthetic resin, and can slide in the front-rear direction in response to an operation by an operator's finger. The slider 2 is held at the upper part of the transfer tool main body 1, that is, at the upper part of the main body case 11. The slider 2 is located on the upper wall 113 of the main body case 11 and has a plate-like slider main body 21 along the upper wall 113, and a lateral wall extending downward from the right edge of the slider main body 21. 22, a projecting portion 23 which is a main body engaging portion projecting downward from the slider main body 21, and a rotational shaft x provided at the front end of the slider main body 21 and provided on the cap 3 so as to be rotatable And an axial support portion 24 for the purpose.

  The slider main body 21 is formed so as to protrude on the lower surface side and extends in the front-rear direction for sliding contact with the upper wall 113 of the main body case 11, and the slide protrusion 212 which protrudes on the lower surface side and is engaged with the slide auxiliary portion H And have. Further, on the upper surface side of the slider main body 21, a display portion 213 having a concavo-convex portion which urges a sliding direction to the operator and which also serves as a non-slip function of a finger is provided. At the middle portion in the left-right direction on the lower surface side of the slider main body 21, a protruding portion 23 engaged with the slider supporting portion J of the upper wall 113 is provided to project downward.

  The lateral wall 22 extends downward from the right end edge of the slider body 21. The lateral wall 22 is arranged in a recessed area 112 b formed on the upper edge of the right side wall 112 in the main body case 11. The lateral wall 22 includes a rail-like protrusion 221 extending in the front-rear direction on the inner surface side. The protrusion 221 is engaged with the front and rear grooves m1 of the guide groove M formed in the main body case 11. As a result, the slider 2 is difficult to rotate in the vertical direction with respect to the upper wall 113, that is, it is difficult to move and the sliding posture in the front-rear direction can be stably maintained.

The projecting portion 23 engages with the slider supporting portion J of the main body case 11. The projecting portion 23 is a wide portion 231 provided at the tip end and disposed in the internal groove j2 of the slider supporting portion J.
And a proximal end 232 provided at the proximal end and disposed in the opening j1 of the slider support J. The protruding portion 23 exhibits a function of suppressing separation from the main body case 11 by the wide portion 231 being positioned in the internal groove j2.

  The shaft support portion 24 is provided at the front end of the slider main body 21. The shaft support portion 24 is for rotatably supporting the rotation axis x provided on the cap 3, and a lower arm member 241 for supporting the lower side of the rotation axis x, and the upper side of the rotation axis x And an upper arm member 242 for supporting the The upper arm member 242 is provided with a rectangular flat closure member 242 a on the tip end side. The closing member 242a can close the gap sk formed between the left and right shaft support portions 35 supporting the rotation axis x of the cap 3 at the covering position (C). The clearance sk can connect the internal space sp of the cap 3 to the external space, and the internal space sp is closed by closing the clearance sk with the closing member 242a, and foreign matter from the outside invades To suppress

  Subsequently, the cap 3 will be described.

  The cap 3 is made of a synthetic resin, and has a three-dimensional shape capable of covering the entire transfer head 12 in a state where the gap is suppressed in cooperation with the main body case 11 and the slider 2. The cap 3 can position the transfer head 12 in the inner space sp at the covering position (C), and can cover the front side, the left and right sides, and the upper and lower sides of the transfer head 12. It is possible to suppress the entry of dust and debris toward sp. The cap 3 is rotatably supported by the slider 2 via a hinge portion, and is slidably engaged with the main body case 11. The cap 3 has an open end 3a located at the rear in the covering position (C), and is set to substantially coincide with the opening 11a of the main body case 11 in the covering position (C). In addition, the cap 3 is such that the opening edge 3 a is in contact with or close to the upper wall 113 of the main body case 11 in the use position (U).

  The cap 3 has left and right side walls 30, 31 and a front wall 32 provided between front ends of the left and right side walls 30, 31 and disposed at the front side of the transfer head 12 at the covering position (C) The lower wall 33 provided between the lower ends of the lower and upper ends 30 and 31 and disposed at the lower side of the transfer head 12 at the covering position (C) and the upper end of the left and right side walls 30 transfer at the covering position (C) The upper wall 34 disposed on the upper side of the head 12, the left and right shaft support portions 35 protruding on the outer surface side of the upper wall 34, and the lateral direction provided between the left and right shaft support portions 35 And an extending rotation axis x.

  The right side wall 31 is provided with a protrusion g which protrudes inward and engages with the guide groove M of the main body case 11. More specifically, the right side wall 31 has an extending wall portion 31a extending in a convex shape toward the rear at the covering position (C), and the inner surface of the extending wall portion 31a is located inside A columnar protrusion g is disposed which protrudes toward the main body case 11 and engages with the guide groove M.

The cap 3 is mainly composed of the left and right side walls 30, 31, the front wall 32, the lower wall 33, and the upper wall 34, and forms an internal space sp which is a transfer head accommodation space inside. The left and right side walls 30, 31 are located on the left and right sides of the transfer head 12 at the covering position (C), and the rear end edges 30e, 31e are front edges of the main body case 11 of the transfer tool main body 1, ie It is formed along the front end edge 112a of 111a and the right. A part of the right side wall 31, that is, the upper rear end edge 31e is formed along the front end edge 22e of the lateral wall 22 of the slider 2 at the covering position (C). The upper wall 34 is located on the upper side of the transfer head 12 at the covering position (C) and the rear end edge 34 e is along the front edge of the main body case 11 of the transfer tool main body 1, that is, the front end edge 113 a of the upper wall 113 Is formed. Lower wall 3
3 is positioned below the transfer head 12 at the covering position (C) and the rear end edge 33e is along the front edge 115a of the lower case 115 of the main body case 11 of the transfer tool main body 1, It is formed. The upper wall 34 has a notch 341 at a position facing the rotation axis x.

  The transfer tool T is provided between a covering position (C) for covering the transfer head 12 and a use position (U) retracted from the transfer head 12 as the slider 2 slides in the back and forth direction. And a guide mechanism G for changing the position. The guide mechanism G will be described below.

  The guide mechanism G includes a columnar protrusion g provided on the cap 3 and a guide groove M which is formed on the main body case 11 of the transfer tool main body 1 and is bent downward at the front side engaged with the protrusion g. It is mainly composed of

  The operation of changing the position of the cap 3 in the use position (U) to the covering position (C) is as follows.

  By sliding the slider 2 forward with a finger, the cap 3 located on the front side of the slider 2 and rotatably supported by the slider 2 slides on the main body case 11 together with the slider 2 and moves forward Move. At this time, the projection g of the cap 3 is engaged with the front and rear grooves m1 of the guide groove M of the main body case 11, and the transition is made to the front side while the posture of the use position (U) is generally maintained.

  Next, when the protrusion g of the cap 3 reaches the bending groove m2 of the guide groove M, the cylindrical protrusion g is guided downward along the bending groove m2 by the cam action, and the cap 3 is moved to the slider 2 It rotates downward about the held rotational axis x.

  Thereafter, when the protrusion g of the cap 3 reaches the upper and lower grooves m3 of the guide groove M, the cap 3 takes a posture of turning downward approximately 90 ° with respect to the posture at the use position (U), and the opening edge The position 3 a is located at the covering position (C) substantially coincident with the opening 11 a of the main body case 11.

  The opening edge 3a of the cap 3 in the covering position (C) comes into contact with or in proximity to the opening 11a of the main body case 11, so that the invasion of dust and dirt from the outside is suppressed and the glue is Drying is suppressed. Further, in the gap sk between the shaft support portions 35 of the cap 3, the closing member 242a provided on the slider 2 is disposed, and the intrusion of dust and dirt from the outside is suppressed.

  The operation for repositioning the cap 3 in the covering position (C) to the use position (U) is performed in the reverse order of the above-mentioned order.

As described above, the transfer tool T according to the present embodiment includes the transfer tool main body 1 having the transfer head 12 for transferring the glue as the transfer object, and the slider held slidably on the transfer tool main body 1 2 and a cap 3 supported by the slider 2 and having a shape that covers the transfer head 12. A guide for changing the position of the cap 3 between a covering position (C) covering the transfer head 12 and a use position (U) retracted from the transfer head 12 along with the slide operation of the slider 2 A mechanism G is provided. For this reason, by sliding the cap 3, it is possible to provide the transfer tool T excellent in the degree of freedom of design for covering the transfer head 12 suitably. That is, since the cap 3 has a shape that covers the transfer head 12, the transfer head 12 is preferably covered. Furthermore, since the cap 3 has a guide mechanism G for changing the position between the covering position (C) and the use position (U) along with the slide operation of the slider 2, the cap having a predetermined shape The position 3 can be changed by a simple operation of sliding the slider 2. The cap 3 preferably covers the transfer head 12 so that ingress of dust and dirt from the outside is suppressed at the covering position (C), and adhesion of dust and dirt to the transfer head 12 is reduced. It has become. Furthermore, since the cap 12 suitably covers the transfer head 12, erroneous transfer of the glue as the transferred material at the covering position (C) is suitably suppressed. In addition, since the cap 12 preferably covers the transfer head 12, the drying of the paste as the transferred material at the covering position (C) can be suitably suppressed.

  Further, in this embodiment, by holding the slider 2 supporting the cap 3 in the transfer tool main body 1, the intended purpose can be achieved. Therefore, in the case of the transfer tool T in this embodiment, the number of parts necessary for covering the transfer head 12 is suppressed, and the means for covering the transfer head 12 is simple. It can be realized by the structure.

  The cap 3 is rotatably supported relative to the slider 2. The guide mechanism G is provided with a protrusion g formed on the cap 3 and a guide groove M which is a protrusion contacting portion formed on the transfer tool main body 1 and engaged with the protrusion g. For this reason, since the guide groove M is formed in the transfer tool main body 1, it is easy to form the guide groove M having a certain length in an aspect excellent in strength.

  The transfer tool main body 1 is provided with a main body case 11 in which a transfer material is accommodated, and the transfer head 12 which is disposed so as to protrude to the front side of the main body case 11. The side walls are formed such that the cap 3 is located on the left and right sides of the transfer head 12 at the covering position (C) and the rear end edges 30e, 31e are along the front end edges 111a, 112a of the main body case 11. 30, 31 are equipped. Therefore, the side walls 30, 31 of the cap 3 can be in close contact with or close to the front end edges 111a, 112a of the main body case 11 at the covering position (C), so a structure for blocking the internal space sp from the outside is realized. It is easy to do.

  The slider 2 is held at an upper portion of the transfer tool main body 1. Therefore, since the cap 3 is located on the upper side of the transfer tool main body 1 at the use position (U), the cap 3 can be suitably prevented from being in the way during use. There is. Moreover, the user shifts the cap 3 from the covering position (C) to the use position (U) by sliding the slider 2 disposed on the upper side of the transfer tool main body 1, and the transfer operation is immediately performed from that state. It is possible to start. More specifically, the user slides the slider 2 to move the cap 3 to the use position (U) using, for example, the forefinger or thumb, and places the forefinger or thumb on the slider 2 Then, the transfer operation can be started as it is. Therefore, with this transfer tool T, the cap 3 can be shifted from the covering position (C) to the use position (U) by one action of the user, and the transfer operation can be started, which is excellent in usability. Become.

  The slider 2 is configured to be able to make modest engagement with the transfer tool main body 1 at the covering position (C) and the use position (U). Therefore, the slider 2 and the cap 3 can suitably maintain the covering position (C), and can preferably maintain the use position (U).

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiments detailed above.

  The transfer tool may be any transfer tool as long as it transfers the transfer material to the transfer object. In other words, the transfer material is not limited to the glue shown in the present embodiment, and may be, for example, a correction agent for correction (correction tape) or a decorative agent for decoration (decorative tape). Furthermore, the transfer tool is not necessarily limited to one using a transfer tape, and may be, for example, one that applies ink or glue via a transfer roller.

  The transfer end may be any as long as it exhibits the function of pressing the transfer tape against the transfer target surface, and is not limited to the one shown in the present embodiment. As the transfer end, for example, a plate-like member or the like in which the transfer tape is pressed against the transfer target surface by using a plate surface can be mentioned.

  The transfer head constituting the transfer tool main body is not limited to the one shown in the present embodiment. For example, the transfer head may be provided on a refill, which is a replacement part holding a transferred material, and the refill and the main body case may constitute a transfer tool main body. In other words, the transfer tool is not limited to the so-called disposable type that can not be used after the transfer tape is lost as shown in the above-described embodiment.

  The guide mechanism is not limited to one using a cam, and various ones are conceivable. As the guide mechanism, for example, a link may be used in which one end is rotatably supported by the transfer tool main body and the other end is rotatably supported by the cap.

  The guide mechanism may form a protrusion on the transfer tool main body, and the cap may be provided with a protrusion contact portion engaged with the protrusion.

  In addition, the specific configuration of each part is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

1 ... Transfer tool main body 2 ... Slider 3 ... Cap 12 ... Transfer head G ... Guide mechanism (C) ... Cover position (U) ... Use position

The transfer tool according to claim 1 comprises a transfer tool main body having a transfer head for transferring a transfer material on the front side of the main body case, a slider slidably held on the upper portion of the main body case, and And a cap having a shape that covers the transfer head, wherein, with the slide operation of the slider, a cover position where the cap covers the transfer head and a use position where the cap retracts from the transfer head And a guide mechanism for changing the position between the

In the transfer tool according to claim 2, in the configuration according to claim 1 , the transition from the covering position to the use position in the cap is performed by a sliding operation on the slider by a finger of a user, and the cap In the state where the finger is placed on the slider at the use position, the transfer material of the transfer head can be pressed against the transfer object located therebelow and transferred .

According to a third aspect of the present invention , in the configuration according to the first or second aspect, the cap is rotatably supported relative to the slider, and the guiding mechanism is the cap or the transfer tool main body. And a protruding portion abutting portion formed on the other and engaged with the protruding portion.

A transfer tool according to claim 4 is the configuration according to claim 3, wherein the protrusion is formed on the cap, and the protrusion contact portion is a guide groove formed on the transfer tool main body .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the transfer tool according to the first, second, third or fourth aspect, the transfer tool main body is disposed so as to protrude to the front side of the main body case. And the side walls are formed on the left and right sides of the transfer head at the covering position and the rear end edge is formed along the front end edge of the main body case. It is

Claims (6)

A transfer tool body having a transfer head for transferring a transfer material;
A slider slidably held by the transfer tool body;
And a cap supported by the slider and having a shape that covers the transfer head.
A transfer tool comprising: a guide mechanism for changing the position of the cap between a covering position covering the transfer head and a use position retracted from the transfer head in association with a sliding operation of the slider. The cap is rotatably supported relative to the slider;
The said guide mechanism is provided with the protrusion part formed in any one of the said cap or the said transfer tool main body, and the protrusion part contact part formed in the other and engaged with the said protrusion part. Transfer tool. The transfer tool according to claim 2, wherein the protrusion is formed on the cap, and the protrusion contact portion is a guide groove formed on the transfer tool body. The transfer tool main body includes a main body case accommodating a transfer material therein, and the transfer head disposed so as to protrude to the front side of the main body case.
4. The transfer according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the cap comprises side walls located on the left and right sides of the transfer head in the covering position and having a rear end edge formed along a front end edge of the main body case. Equipment. 5. The transfer tool according to claim 1, wherein the slider is held at an upper portion of the transfer tool body. 6. The transfer tool according to claim 1, wherein the slider is configured to be able to modestly engage with the transfer tool body in the covering position and the use position.

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