JP2528216Y2 - Binding tool - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a file binding device for binding various kinds of documents such as printed matter, and more particularly, to a binding device suitable for binding a relatively thick catalog or the like in a large amount. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a binding device of this type is erected on one side edge of a binding board and on one side edge of the binding board, on the other side edge of the board. The corresponding comb plate for binding rod is configured to be removably locked via a tightening means. However, in such a binding device, since one of the comb plates is fixed, when the amount of documents to be bound is large, it becomes extremely difficult and complicated to unseal or bind the documents to the fixed comb plate side. was there.

[0003] In order to solve such difficulties, the present applicant has developed a binding device which can be engaged or disengaged with either of the left and right comb plates as required and filed a patent application [Japanese Patent Application No. 6
2-77556 (JP-A-63-246297)
Report) ]. In this binding device, a bent portion is brought into contact with both side edges of the substrate, a side plate and a pressing and holding plate are hinged to this bent portion in a freely rotatable manner, and a comb plate is formed between the side plate and the pressing and holding plate. By holding it elastically in between, the side plate is configured to be able to be pressed and rotated so that any of the comb plates can be disengaged.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned binding device still has the following disadvantages to be improved.
That is, each element of the board, the side plate, the pressing and holding plate, and the comb plate of the binding tool has a relatively complicated shape and requires complicated assembly, and therefore, it is necessary to integrally mold each element. Not only is it difficult, but also the assembling work requires skill and labor, which increases the price of the product.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a binding device which can be easily and easily disengaged from any comb plate, and furthermore, to make it possible to integrally mold each element with a simple structure and to assemble it easily. An object of the present invention is to provide a binding device that can be used.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a binding device according to the present invention comprises a rectangular substrate having bent portions formed on both side edges in the longitudinal direction of a base; and the side plate which is pivotally connected to the outwardly through the hinge catch the upper edge of the bent portion, the side plates are also interposed through the hinge catch between the base of the side plate and the substrate It is composed of a position regulating means for regulating the standing position, and a binding rod comb plate removably interposed between the position regulating means and the side plate, and the position regulating means contacts the side plate at the standing position of the side plate. and forming from the horizontal plate portion which is in contact against the vertical plate portion and the substrate base, a pivot axis of the hinge catch via the bias spring
The comb plate is configured to be biased toward the side plate, and one side edge of the comb plate in the longitudinal direction is positioned and brought into contact with the horizontal plate portion of the position regulating means, and an engaging / disengaging portion between the comb plate and the side plate is formed. Are resiliently disengaged under the action of the biasing spring.

In this case, the engaging and disengaging portion between the comb plate and the side plate is
Formed with a locking projection provided at the center edge of the free end of the operating rib lower surface of the side plate, the locking projection provided on the upper edge portion of the comb plate so as to correspond to the projection, the engagement of both projections By configuring the surfaces as inclined surfaces that slide with respect to each other, the engagement and disengagement of the comb plate can be performed smoothly . Further, both end peripheral part and covering the flange portion and the engaging recesses in the vicinity of the comb plate is provided, at the time of engagement of the side plate of the comb plate, and at the same time engaged with the corresponding peripheral portion of the side plate of the flange portion, wherein corresponding to the side plates engaging recess
With such a configuration that the engaging projections are fitted, the comb plate can be stably engaged . Further, by forming the upper surface contour in the cross section in the width direction of the substrate base into a concave surface .
Thus , the spread of the documents stuck in the file can be easily performed.

[0008]

In the binding device according to the present invention, each element constituting the binding device, that is, the substrate, the side plate, the position regulating means, and the comb plate,
All are formed in a simple flat or U-shaped or L-shaped configuration, and the three elements except the comb plate, namely the substrate, the side plates and the position regulating means, are made via a common hinge joint--in this case only the biasing spring Is formed in the main body of the binding device, and the comb plate is positioned and brought into contact with the main body and is resiliently engaged, so that the respective elements can be integrally formed. Moreover, assembling of these components can be achieved easily and easily.

[0009]

Next, an embodiment of the binding device according to the present invention will be described.
This will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Figure 1
In and Figure 4, Tsuzurikomigu according to the present invention is basically,
And longitudinal side edges substrate 10 provided upright the bent portion 14 to the base 12, rotation is freely connected outwardly through the configured hinge catch 16 on the upper end edge of the bent portion 14 18
And the side plate 18 and the base 1 through the hinge joint 16.
A position regulating means 20 is interposed between the 2, in each case binding rod (shown by detachably interposed between the position restricting means 20 and the side plate 18, the inner挿綴rod 22 and the outer挿綴rod 24). In addition, the base 12 is
The upper surface is formed as a concave surface indicated by R, and has mounting holes 12a for files at four corners. Further , the concave surface of the base 12 facilitates the spread of bound documents.

The bent portion 14, the side plate 18, and the position regulating means 20
Is positioned relative to the hinge shaft 16a of the hinge joint 16 via the respective hinge rings 14a, 18a, 20a. The position restricting means 20 is formed of a vertical plate portion 28 contacting the side plate 18 and a horizontal plate portion 30 contacting the base 12 at the upright position of the side plate 18 (the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 3). As clearly shown, both ends 32 of the biasing spring 32 wound around the butterfly support shaft 16a.
a and 32b are engaged with the inside of the side plate 18 and the horizontal plate 30, respectively, whereby the position regulating means 20 is connected to the butterfly support shaft 16.
It is configured to be urged and pressed toward the side plate 18 with a as a rotation center line.

The comb plate 26 has a locking projection 26a, a covering flange 26b and an engagement recess 26c at the upper end and side edges thereof, and a positioning projection 26d and a contact recess 26e at the lower edge thereof. , Side plate 1
8 on the lower surface of the operating rib 18b
c, peripheral portion 18d, engaging projection 18e, positioning hole 20b provided in position regulating means 20, and contact surface 2
0c. In addition, both locking projections 18
c, 26a, respectively,
Radius r centering on each butterfly support shaft 16a (see FIG. 4)
Is formed on a sliding inclined surface substantially similar to the arc-shaped surface of the above.

Next, a method of attaching the comb plate 26 to the binding tool main body, that is, the above-described assembly of the substrate 10, the side plate 18, and the position regulating means 20 will be described. First, FIG.
When the side plate 18 is appropriately rotated and inclined outwardly as shown in FIG.
6e is inserted or brought into contact with the positioning hole 20b and the contact surface 20c of the position regulating means 20, respectively. At this time, the relative position of the comb plate 26 in the lateral direction is regulated to a predetermined value, but the relative positions of the locking projections 18c and 26a cross each other and protrude. Next, when the comb plate 26 is pressed downward in this state, the position regulating means 20 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow in the figure against the urging spring 32, whereby the comb plate 26 is lowered and the locking projection 26a is moved. It is brought to the engagement position indicated by the dashed line. Then, since the urging force of the urging spring 32 is acting between the side plate 18 and the comb plate 26 that support the locking projections 18c and 26a, the engaging surfaces 1c and 26a as shown in FIG.
8c 'and 26a', whereby the comb plate 26 is resiliently and automatically engaged in the state shown in FIG. Further, when removing the comb plate 26, the operation rib 1 in the state of FIG.
When the side plate 18 is slightly rotated outward through the inner side 8b, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the comb plate 26 descends while rotating the position regulating means 20 sequentially against the urging force of the urging spring 32, and is resiliently removed as shown in FIG. .

As described above, according to the present invention, each of the components constituting the binding tool, that is, the substrate, the side plate, the position regulating means, and the comb plate are all formed into a simple flat plate or a U-shaped or L-shaped form. Since these elements are formed, each of these elements can be easily formed integrally. In addition, each of these components is configured such that the substrate, the side plate, and the position regulating means are formed in the binding tool main body portion via a common hinge joint, and the comb plate is elastically disengaged from the main body portion. Therefore, assembling can be easily achieved. Therefore, the document filing attachment / detachment operation during use can be easily performed. Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and many design changes can be made within the spirit of the present invention.

[0014]

As described above, the binding device according to the present invention comprises a U-shaped board having bent portions on both side edges and a hinge joint common to the board. It is formed from a flat side plate and an L-shaped position restricting means rotatably connected to each other, and a binding rod comb plate disengaged from a binding tool main body formed from the above-described elements. And, by interposing spring means for urging the position regulating means to the side plate side, the operation of engaging and disengaging the comb plate can be performed automatically and resiliently. Can easily be engaged and disengaged. Therefore, even in a state where a large number of documents are filed, a desired document can be easily detached and filed from the nearest comb plate side.

Further, according to the binding device of the present invention, since each element constituting the binding device is formed in a simple shape of flat plate or U-shaped or L-shaped as described above, The components can each be easily molded in one piece.
In addition, assembling these components, the components other than the comb plate are formed on the binding tool main body via a common hinge joint, and the comb plate is engaged, so that the assembling work is simple and reliable. Done in Therefore, it is possible to provide an inexpensive and operable binding device of a double-comb plate engaging and disengaging type.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an embodiment of a binding device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a comb plate in the binding tool shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a position regulating unit in the binding device shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a sliding state of both locking projections in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the engagement of both locking projections is released in FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... substrate 12 ... base 1
2a: mounting hole 14: bent portion 14a: butterfly ring 1
6 ... Hinge joint 16a ... Butterfly support shaft 18 ... Side plate 1
8a: butterfly ring 18b: operating rib 18c: locking projection 1
8c ': engagement surface 18d: peripheral portion 18e: engagement projection 2
0: Position regulating means 20a: Butterfly support ring 20b: Positioning hole 2
0c: contact surface 22, 24: binding rod 26: comb plate 2
6a: locking projection 26a ': engaging surface 26b: covering flange 2
6c: engagement recess 26d: positioning projection 26e: contact recess 2
8 Vertical plate part 30 Horizontal plate part 32 Biasing spring 3
2a, 32b ... end

Claims (5)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A bent portion is provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the base.
didA square substrate and the upper edge of the bent portion of the substrate
Outward through hinged jointToSide plate connected rotatably
And the hinge between the side plate and the base of the board.
A position ruler that is interposed through a joint to regulate the standing position of the side plate
Control means and the position control means and the side plate
The position regulating means is composed of a comb plate for a binding rod interposed.
The vertical plate and the substrate that are in contact with the side plate at the upright position of the side plate
It is formed from a horizontal plate that is in contact with the base.
PullingThroughCenter line of rotation of the hinge jointAsSide plate side
And the comb plate has one longitudinal side edge thereof.
Position and contact the horizontal plate part of the position regulating meansLet
Then, the engaging and disengaging portion between the comb plate and the side plate is
Characterized in that it is configured to be elastically disengaged under action.
Binding device. Wherein detachment portion between the comb plate and the side plate, the upper end of the comb plate so that the operating rib lower surface of the engaging projection provided on the central edge of the free end of the plate, corresponding to the projections The binding device according to claim 1, wherein the binding tool is formed by a locking projection provided on an edge portion, and an engagement surface of both projections is configured as an inclined surface that slides on each other. Wherein providing the both end peripheral part and covering the flange portion and the engaging recesses in the vicinity of the comb plate, during engagement of the side plate of the comb plate, when engaged with the corresponding peripheral portion of the side plate of the flange portion At the same time, pullout device according to claim 1, wherein comprising by fitting the corresponding engaging projection <br/> side plate into the engagement recess. 4. The binding device according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface contour in a cross section in a width direction of the substrate base is formed as a concave surface. 5. The binding device according to claim 1, wherein the substrate, the side plate, the position regulating means, and the comb plate are each integrally formed.