JP2504511Y2 - Spelling - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a binding device that is attached to a spine cover of a file and used to bind pieces of paper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, this kind of binding device includes a substrate having a binding rod, an upright portion erected on one side in the width direction of the substrate, and a closing member for closing the binding of the paper piece to the binding rod. , And a lock mechanism for locking the closing body to the upright portion. Further, as such a lock mechanism, a lock mechanism is conventionally described, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-45094, and as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1 of the main part of the lock mechanism, a pair of lock bodies B are provided at both ends of the closing body A in the length direction, and the elastic engaging portions C are provided on the lock bodies B respectively. And a pair of receiving portions F having receiving holes E for receiving the lock bodies B are provided at both ends in the length direction of the substrate D at predetermined intervals, and outside of each of the receiving portions F, The cutout hole G communicating with the receiving hole E is opened to form a locking portion H capable of locking the engagement portion C by the opening end of the cutout hole G, while each of the above-mentioned substrates D is provided on the substrate D side. Providing a pair of pushers I that oppose the notch hole G and push the engaging part C locked by the locking part H inward of the receiving hole to release the lock. I am configuring.

When binding a piece of paper with the above-mentioned binding device, after inserting the piece of paper into the binding rod of the board D, the lock bodies B provided on the side of the closing body A are attached to the board D. The closing body A is inserted into the receiving hole E of each receiving portion F, and the engaging portion C of each locking body B is locked to the locking portion H of each receiving portion F, so that the closing body A is placed on the substrate D. In the case of locking and releasing the lock and detaching the closing body A from the substrate D, the pair of pushers I are pushed and operated, and the respective pushers I engage with each other. The part C is once disengaged from each locking part H, and then the closure A is detached outward from the substrate D by holding the intermediate part in the longitudinal direction of the disengaged closure A. There is.

[0004]

However, in the conventional locking mechanism described above, when the document is held in one hand and the closing body A is detached from the substrate D only by the other hand, the length of the substrate D is long. A pair of pushers I provided at both ends in the vertical direction
Are simultaneously pushed by sandwiching them with the thumb and the remaining fingers of the other hand from both sides, and the respective engaging portions C are once disengaged from the respective engaging portions H by these respective pushing bodies I. It is necessary to re-hold the other hand at the intermediate portion in the lengthwise direction of the closed body A in this detached state to detach the closed body A from the substrate D to the outside, in other words, a pair of pushers. The operation of pushing I to disengage each engagement part C from each locking part H and the operation of detaching the disengaged closing body A outwardly from the substrate D are individually performed. Therefore, when removing the closing body A from the substrate D, it is necessary to perform a two-motion operation, and the removing operation of the closing body 4 is troublesome.
There was a problem that it was not easy to remove it because it was miscellaneous .

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to remove the closing member from the substrate side with one hand , quickly, and easily.
It is to provide a spelling tool that can .

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a substrate 1 having a binding rod 2, an upright portion 3 standing upright on one side in the width direction of the substrate 1, and the binding rod 2. and a closure member to close the spelling inclusive paper to, a the binding device so as to lock the closure member 4 to the upright portion 3, Rutotomoni provided a locking portion 31 in the upstanding portion 3, The locking portion 31
Engaging portion 61 that engages with, and one side portion in the width direction of the closing body 4.
With a receiving recessed portion 6a for receiving the relative movement of
The lock body 6 is formed, and the receiving concave portion 6a of the lock body 6 is formed.
On one side in the width direction of the closing body 4 in the width direction.
It is movable over a range , and the engagement portion 61 holds the engagement portion 31 in a disengageable manner, and the lock body 6 is provided between the lock body 6 and the closing body 4. Engaging part 61
The elastic pressing portion 7 that biases the engaging portion 31 toward the engaging portion 31 is provided.

[0007]

When binding the pieces of paper by the above-mentioned binding device, after binding the pieces of paper to the binding rod 2 on the side of the substrate 1, the closing member 4 is pushed to the standing portion 3 side of the substrate 1 The lock body 6 is pushed toward the upright portion 3 side while being moved in the width direction of the closing body 4 against the elastic pressing portion 7, and the locking portion 31 provided on the upright portion 3 locks the lock body 6. When the engaging portion 61 of the body 6 is positioned opposite, the elastic pressing portion 7 engages the engaging portion 61 with the locking portion 31,
The closing body 4 is locked to the upright portion 3. Further, in the case where the paper piece is taken out, when the closing body 4 is removed from the upright portion 3, the lock body 6 and the front end portion of the closing body 4 are sandwiched by one hand so that the locking body 6 is closed. By pushing in the width direction of 4, the lock between the locking portion 31 and the engaging portion 61 is released, and by lifting the closing body 4 as it is in a state of being unlocked by such one hand, Since the closing body 4 is removed from the substrate 1 side, therefore, the closing body 4 can be removed from the upright portion 3 by one motion operation with one hand without performing the two motion operation as in the conventional case. it is carried out of Ru.

Moreover, the lock body 6 is attached to the closing body 4 in the width direction.
A receiving recessed portion 6a is provided for receiving one side so that the one side can be moved relatively.
In this case, the receiving concave portion 6a is movably held in the closing body 4.
And whether the lock body 6 is arranged outside the closing body 4
Push the entire outer portion of the lock body 6
It can be used as, and pushed the central part of the lock body 6
Not only in the case of pushing the end side
The lock body 6 can be unlocked.
The pushing operability of can be improved. Therefore, 1 m
Combined with the fact that the closing body 4 can be removed by the operation
Quickly remove the closing body 4 from the upright portion 3.
It can be done easily and easily.

[0009]

1 shows the overall structure of a binding device according to the present invention. The basic structure of the binding device is a substrate 1 having a binding rod 2.
A standing portion 3 standing upright on one side in the width direction of the substrate 1, a closing body 4 for closing the binding of the paper piece to the binding rod 2, and a lock mechanism for locking the closing body 4 on the standing portion 3. It consists of and.

The substrate 1 is shown in FIGS. 1, 4, 6 and 1.
As shown in FIG.
With a pair of first cylindrical binding rods 2 and 2 protruding from each other, and a standing portion 3 standing upright to the substrate 1 at one side in the width direction, and the center portion of the standing portion 3 in the length direction. Is formed with a locking hole (locking part) 31 for receiving the engaging part 61 in the lock body 6 of the lock mechanism described later, and at both end portions in the length direction of the upright portion 3, the upper end portion thereof will be described later. Guide holes 32, 32 for receiving the guide plate 42 of the closing body 4 are formed. Further, the substrate 1, the first binding rods 2, 2 and the standing portion 3
Is mainly formed of a synthetic resin integrally, and at the time of the molding, cuts 11 and 11 are provided on the outer side of the first binding rods 2 and 2 of the substrate 1 up to the connecting portion between the substrate 1 and the upright portion 3. , The attachment pieces 12 and 12 connected to the upright portion 3 are formed, and the attachment pieces 12 and 12 are formed.
The thickness of the connecting portion between the upright portion 3 and the upright portion 3 is reduced to make the hinge 13,
13 is formed, and the attachment pieces 12 and 12 are attached to the back surface of the file F by fasteners 14 and 14 such as pins,
The standing portion 3 and the substrate 1 are connected to the file via the hinge 13.
It is provided so that it can be raised and lowered with respect to F.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the closing body 4 has a pair of rod-shaped second binding rods 5, which are inserted into the first binding rods 2 on both sides in the lengthwise direction on the inner surface side thereof. 5, a locking step portion 41 that engages with the upper end of the upright portion 3 is formed on one side in the width direction over the entire length in the length direction except for a notch portion 43 described later, and this locking is performed. On both sides in the lengthwise direction on the side where the step portion 41 is formed, it extends in the same direction as the second binding rod 5,
In addition, a pair of guide plates 42 inserted into the guide holes 32, 32 are integrally formed.

Further, as is apparent from FIGS. 1 to 5, 7 and 8, the lock mechanism includes a locking hole 31 provided at a central portion in the longitudinal direction of the upright portion 3 of the substrate 1, and The engaging portion 61 engaging with the locking hole 31 and the width direction of the closing body 4
Also <br/> Chi a receiving recess 6a to accept side movable relative and can move in its width direction to the closing member 4, engages the engaging portion 61 with respect to the engaging hole 31 The lock body 6 is detachably held, and the lock body 6 is provided between the lock body 6 and the closing body 4 and the locking hole 3 of the engaging portion 61 is provided.
1 is provided with an elastic pressing portion 7 that urges the engaging portion 1 toward the engaging side, and the elastic pressing force of the elastic pressing portion 7 always maintains the engagement state between the engaging portion 61 and the locking hole 31. By sliding the lock body 6 against the elastic pressing portion 7 inward in the width direction with respect to the closing body 4, the engagement state between the engaging portion 61 and the locking hole 31 can be released. The closing body 4 is configured to be detachable from the upright portion 3.

Specifically, as shown in FIG.
A notch 43 is formed at the intermediate portion in the length direction of the closing body 4 on the side where the locking step portion 41 is formed, and an opening side end of the notch 43 is formed on the outer surface side of the closing body 4. A step-like slide restricting portion 44 is formed along the peripheral edge of the cutout portion, and falls from the outer surface to the inner surface side. Further, on the inner surface side, both sides of the cutout portion 43 are formed as shown in FIGS. Step-shaped sliding guide surfaces 45, 45 that further fall from the bottom surface of the locking step portion 41 are formed between the edge and each guide plate 42, and the notch 43 forms the locking step portion 41. sliding guide surface 47 and the sliding guide face 4 Ru extending in the opposite width direction of the
A stepped receiving portion 46 located at the inner portion of 7 is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 7 and 8, the lock body 6 is a substantially rectangular lock body having a sliding contact inner surface 62 that slidably contacts the outer surface side of the closing body 4. 60
The in the foundation, on the rear side of the lock body 60, the closure
A sliding contact piece 65 facing the sliding guide surface 47 of the body 4, and a lock
Sliding contact pieces arranged on one side in the width direction and on both sides in the length direction of the main body 60 , facing the sliding contact inner surface 62 and slidingly contacting the sliding contact guide surfaces 45, 45 provided on the inner surface side of the closing body 4. 63,6
3 and the provided, the sliding these sliding pieces 65,63,63
The notch 43 in the closing body 4 is formed between the contact surface 62 and the inner surface 62.
The receiving recessed portion 6a that receives the peripheral portion of the
And the lock body 60 is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.
The sliding contact inner surface 62 of the lock body 60 and the sliding contact pieces 63, 6
3 and 65 support the closing body 4 so as to be movable in the width direction of the closing body 4.

On the other hand, on the back side of the lock main body 60, a hook-shaped engaging portion 61 having an inclined guide surface 61a is provided so as to project downward, and the engaging portion from the end of the sliding contact piece 65 is provided.
A pair of V-shaped elastic pressing portions 7 extending from the side opposite to 61 are integrally formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, on the rear surface side of the lock body 60, a slide restricting portion 44 which projects from the sliding contact inner surface 62 and is provided on the outer surface side of the closing body 4 is provided.
A protrusion 64 to be inserted into the lock body 60, and the protrusion 64 is brought into contact with the end portions 44a, 44a of the slide restricting portion 44, so that the lock body 60 moves outward in the width direction with respect to the closing body 4. It is configured to regulate the sliding of the. Further, the lock body 60, the sliding contact piece 63, the engaging portion 61, the elastic pressing portion 7
The projecting portion 64 is integrally formed of synthetic resin.

In the above embodiment, the elastic pressing portion 7 is used.
Although the lock body 60 and the lock body 60 are integrally formed of synthetic resin, an elastic member such as a spring, which is a separate member from the lock body 60, is used as the elastic pressing portion 7, and the elastic member is closed with the lock body 60. It may be interposed between the body 4 and the engaging portion 61 to engage with the engaging portion 61. In addition to the engaging hole as in the embodiment, for example, the engaging portion It may be a locking protrusion that engages with 61.

The present invention is configured as described above, and when binding a piece of paper to the binding device, after binding the piece of paper to each of the first binding rods 2 on the side of the substrate 1, each of the first binding rods 2 The second binding rod 5 of the closing body 4 is inserted into the cylindrical hole 21 of the closing body 4 and the closing body 4 is moved to the substrate 1 side while inserting and guiding the guide plates 42 into the guide holes 32. And push it. Then, although the engaging portion 61 of the lock body 6 abuts on the upper end portion of the rising portion 3,
Since the inclined guide portion 61a is formed in the engaging portion 61, the lock body 6 resists the elastic pressing portion 7 as the inclined guide portion 61a comes into contact with the upper end portion of the rising portion 3. When the closing body 4 moves further downward while sliding inward in the width direction of the closing body 4, and when the engaging portion 61 faces the locking hole 31 of the standing portion 3, The engaging portion 61 is engaged with the locking portion 31 by the elastic pressing portion 7, and the closing body 4 is locked and held by the standing portion 3.

Further, in the case where the paper piece is taken out, when the closing body 4 is removed from the upright portion 3, the outside portion of the locking body 6 and the front end portion of the closing body 4 are sandwiched by one hand and the locking is performed. by moving operation inward in the width direction of the closing member 4 of the body 6 with one hand, and the engagement is disengaged with the engaging portion 61 and the locking portion 31, the locking of the locking member 6 is released, It is possible to remove the closing body 4 from the substrate 1 side by lifting the closing body 4 as it is in the state of the unlocking operation with such one hand, and therefore, performing the two-motion operation as in the conventional case. Instead, the closing body 4 can be detached from the standing portion 3 by one motion operation with one hand. Moreover, the lock
The body 6 receives one side portion of the closing body 4 in the width direction so as to be relatively movable.
The receiving recessed portion 6a is provided, and the receiving recessed portion 6a is closed.
The lock body 6 is movably held by the stopper body 4, and the lock body 6 is closed.
Since it is placed on the outside of the
The entire side part can be used as a push operation part, and the lock body 6
Not only when pushing the center part, but also when pushing the end part.
Even if it is operated dynamically, the lock body 6 can be unlocked.
It is possible to improve the push operability of the lock body 6.
It is. Therefore, the removal of the closing body 4 in one motion operation
In combination with being able to do this, from the standing part 3 of this closing body 4.
Can be removed quickly and easily
It is.

Further , the lock body 6 is attached to the closing body 4 in the width direction.
Since the receiving concave portion 6a for receiving the side portion is provided, it is closed.
An interference avoiding recess for preventing the operating finger from interfering with the stopper body 4.
The structure of this closing body 4 is simple because there is no need to provide an entrance.
It can be transformed.

[0020]

As described above , according to the present invention , the slave
One-handed operation without the 2-motion operation
Removing the closing body 4 from the upright portion 3 in one motion
Can be performed in a continuous sequence with the unlock operation,
Moreover, one side portion in the width direction of the closing body 4 is made to face the locking body 6.
A receiving concave portion 6a for movably receiving is provided.
The insertion portion 6a is movably held by the closing body 4 and locked.
Since the body 6 is arranged outside the closing body 4, the lock body 6
You can use the entire outer part of the
Therefore, the push operability of the lock body 6 can be improved. Obedience
The closing body 4 can be removed with one motion.
Together with this, the operation of removing this closing body 4 from the upright portion 3
Work can be done quickly and easily.

In addition, the lock body 6 is attached to the closing body 4 in the width direction.
Since the receiving concave portion 6a for receiving one side is provided,
For avoiding interference that prevents the operating finger from interfering with the closing body 4.
Since it is not necessary to provide a recessed part, the structure of this closing body 4 can be simplified.
It can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the overall structure of a binding device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of a closing body used in the binding device.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the closing body.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view as seen from the direction of the line XX in FIG.

5 is an enlarged end view taken along line YY of FIG.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view as seen from the ZZ line direction of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged bottom view of a lock body used in the binding device.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the lock body.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the closing body.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of a substrate used for the binding device.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional lock mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Substrate 2 Binding rod 3 Standing portion 31 Locking portion 4 Closing body 6 Lock body 6a Receiving recessed portion 61 Engagement portion 7 Elastic pressing portion

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A substrate 1 having a binding rod 2, an upright portion 3 standing upright on one side in the width direction of the substrate 1, and a closing body 4 for closing the binding of a piece of paper to the binding rod 2. the closing body 4 a binding device which is adapted to lock to said upstanding portion 3, Rutotomoni provided a locking portion 31 in the upstanding portion 3, the locking portion 3
1. An engaging portion 61 engaging with 1, and one side in the width direction of the closing body 4
And a receiving concave portion 6a for receiving the portion so as to be relatively movable.
The lock body 6 is formed, and the receiving concave portion 6a of the lock body 6 is formed.
On one side in the width direction of the closing body 4 in the width direction.
It is movable over a range , and the engaging portion 61 holds the engaging portion 31 so as to be disengageable , and the lock body 6 is engaged between the lock body 6 and the closing body 4. The binding device is characterized in that an elastic pressing portion 7 for urging the joining portion 61 toward the engaging portion 31 is provided.