JP3170409U - Printing mechanism attached to tape measure and tape measure with printing mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

There are provided a printing mechanism and a tape measure with a printing mechanism that are attached to a tape measure capable of accurately placing a mark at a measurement position even when a plate material with a narrow width and a pipe material with a small diameter are used. A printing mechanism 10 is used by being attached to a tape measure 13 having a flat bottom 12 along a scale 11 to be pulled out. The print mechanism 10 is attached to the bottom 12 of the tape measure 13 and the attachment plate 14 is attached to the attachment plate 14. A guide plate portion 17 having a reference scale 16 on which the scale 11 drawn on the upper surface is connected and has a width wider than the scale 11 and visible from above or from the side, and a bottom portion of the guide plate portion 17 And a printing unit 18 that prints the measurement position by aligning the position with the reference scale 16. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a tape measure for measuring a length, and more particularly to a printing mechanism attached to the tape measure and a tape measure with a printing mechanism.

When measuring the length of a measurement object such as a plate or tube, a normal tape measure is used, and the scale is stretched to a predetermined dimension by hooking the L-shaped hook at the tip of the scale to the end of the measurement object. Marking (printing) was performed by marking the position with a felt pen, ink, pencil, or the like.

However, such an operation is always a two-handed operation and is extremely laborious. For example, a tape measure marking tool as described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed. The marking tool for a tape measure includes a mounting body attached to the tape measure, a dimension setting portion corresponding to a measurement dimension position on the dimension scale of the scale surface drawn from the tape measure, and a measurement dimension edge of the dimension measurement portion. And a marking mechanism for displaying and marking the mark of the measurement dimension position.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-42933

However, in the tape measure marking tool described in Patent Document 1, since the printing position is outside the scale, there is a problem that printing is difficult when the width of the measurement object is narrow or when the measurement object is a thin tubular object. It was.
Further, since the position of the stamp of the marking mechanism is deviated from the position to be measured, there is a problem that it is necessary to draw a straight line along the line formed by the stamp again in some cases.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and is equipped with a printing mechanism and a printing mechanism attached to a tape measure that can accurately place a mark at a measurement position even if it is a thin plate material or a thin pipe material. The purpose is to provide a tape measure.

The printing mechanism attached to the tape measure according to the first device in accordance with the object is a printing mechanism which is used by being attached to a tape measure having a flat bottom portion along the drawn scale, and is a mounting plate attached to the bottom portion of the tape measure. And a guide plate portion having a reference scale that is connected to the mounting plate portion and on which the scale drawn out on the upper surface is mounted and has a width wider than the width of the scale, and is visible from above or from the side. And a printing unit that is provided at the bottom of the guide plate unit and prints the measurement position by aligning the position with the reference scale.

In the printing mechanism attached to the tape measure according to the first device, the printing section is preferably an ink self-contained rubber stamp.

Further, the tape measure with a printing mechanism according to the second device in accordance with the object includes a tape measure from which a scale can be drawn out from a drawer opening, a base end attached to a lower part of the drawer opening, and the scale drawn out is placed on the tape scale. A guide plate portion having a reference scale that is wider than the scale and visible from above or from the side, and printing that is provided at the bottom of the guide plate portion and that prints the measurement position by aligning the position with the reference scale. Part.

In the tape measure with a printing mechanism according to the second device, the printing unit is preferably an ink self-contained rubber stamp. In the first and second devices, the printing unit is adjusted to the scale scale. It is sufficient to draw a horizontal line. However, in order to improve the visibility, the present invention is also applied to the case where the horizontal line is surrounded by ○ or □.

The printing mechanism attached to the tape measure according to the first device has an attachment plate portion attached to the bottom portion of the tape measure, and a scale that is connected to the attachment plate portion and drawn on the upper surface and has a width wider than the width of the scale. In addition, it has a guide plate portion having a reference scale that can be visually recognized from the top or side, and a printing portion that is provided at the bottom of the guide plate portion and prints the measurement position by aligning the position with the reference scale. A scale (mark) can be printed at a predetermined position of the measurement object by aligning it with one end of the measurement object, pulling out the scale to a predetermined length, aligning the measurement length with the reference scale of the guide plate part, and operating the printing unit.
The printing unit is provided at the bottom of the guide plate unit, and the scale is placed on the guide plate unit. Therefore, even a narrow measurement object can be printed to a desired length.
Furthermore, this printing mechanism can be attached even with a commercially available tape measure.

Further, a tape measure with a printing mechanism according to the second device includes a guide plate portion having a reference scale on which a drawn scale is placed and has a width wider than the width of the scale and visible from above or from the side, and a guide plate portion It is equipped with a printing unit that is placed on the bottom of the printer and prints the measurement position by aligning the position with the reference scale. This makes it easy to measure with a tape measure, and even a narrow measurement object can be measured to the desired length. Is possible.

In particular, in the first and second devices, when an ink self-contained rubber stamp (trade name “Shachihata”) is used in the printing section, the frequency of ink replacement is significantly reduced and convenience is enhanced.

(A), (B) is a perspective view of the printing mechanism attached to the tape measure which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a perspective view of a printing mechanism attached to the tape measure according to the second embodiment of the present invention, (B) is a plan view of the printing mechanism attached to the tape measure, and (C) and (D) are the same. It is a partially omitted side view of a printing mechanism attached to the tape measure. (A) is a perspective view of a tape measure with a printing mechanism according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and (B) is a plan view of the same.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the printing mechanism 10 attached to the tape measure according to the first embodiment of the present invention has a tape measure 13 whose bottom 12 is flat along the scale 11 to be pulled out. It is intended to be used by attaching to. The printing mechanism 10 attached to the tape measure includes an attachment plate portion 14 attached to the bottom portion 12 of the tape measure 13, and a scale 11 that is connected to the attachment plate portion 14 and pulled out on the upper surface. An example of a guide plate portion 17 having a reference scale 16 having a wide width and visible from above or from the side, and a printing portion provided at the bottom of the guide plate portion 17 to print the measurement position by aligning the position with the reference scale 16 And an ink self-contained rubber stamp 18. These will be described in detail below.

The tape measure 13 is a commercially available product and has a scale 11 made of a thin steel plate. A length scale is described on the surface of the scale 11, and in this embodiment, for example, a distance of 0 to 3 m or 0 to 5 m can be measured in mm. The tip of the scale 11 has an L-shaped hooking portion 19 that is bent in an L-shape, and can be hooked on one end of the measurement object. Reference numeral 20 denotes a latch, which is a fitting to be attached to an operator's band or the like.

The mounting plate portion 14 and the guide plate portion 17 are integrally formed of a hard synthetic resin (for example, ABS, polypropylene, vinyl chloride resin, etc.), and are firmly attached to the bottom portion 12 of the tape measure 13 with an adhesive or a double-sided tape. Be joined.
A reference scale 16 is described on the upper surface and side surface of the intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the guide plate portion 17 having a plate width wider than the width of the scale 11. The reference scale 16 is formed of a straight line and protrudes laterally from the width of the scale 11 so that the reference scale 16 of the guide plate portion 17 in a state where the scale 11 is placed can be seen from above and from the side.

A circular ink self-feeding rubber stamp 18 in a plan view is provided at the bottom of the guide plate portion 17. The ink self-supporting rubber stamp 18 is thin, and a straight line is printed on the surface of the measurement object by pressing the upper part. Note that the position of this straight line and the position of the reference scale 16 completely coincide.

Therefore, in using the printing mechanism 10 attached to the tape measure, the scale 11 is moved by hooking the L-shaped hook portion 19 at the tip of the scale 11 to one end of the measurement object and moving the tape measure 13. When it is pulled out and reaches a predetermined length position, the measurement length is adjusted to the reference scale 16 and the ink self-feeding rubber stamp 18 is pressed through the scale 11 and the guide plate portion 17 to print the measurement position on the surface of the measurement object. . Thereafter, if the printing mechanism 10 attached to the tape measure is removed from the measurement object, the scale line is described at a predetermined position of the measurement object.

2A to 2D show a printing mechanism 22 attached to a tape measure according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Since only the printing unit 23 is different from the printing mechanism 10 attached to the tape measure according to the first embodiment, the other components are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.
The printing unit 23 includes a coil spring 25 whose upper end is fixed to the bottom of the guide plate 17, a cover 26 fixed to the lower end of the coil spring 25, and an inner side of the coil spring 25. A rubber stamp 28 made of a linear liquid-permeable rubber material is seen from a crack 29 provided at the bottom of the cover 26 at the lower end of the printing portion 26.

Therefore, when the guide plate portion 17 is pressed, the linear rubber stamp 28 protrudes from the crack 29 of the cover 26 as shown in FIG. 2D, and a linear scale is printed on the surface of the measurement object. ing. Note that the position of the rubber stamp 28 exactly matches the position of the reference scale 16.
The operation method of the printing mechanism 22 attached to the tape measure is the same as that of the printing mechanism 10 attached to the tape measure according to the first embodiment.

Subsequently, a tape measure 32 with a printing mechanism according to a third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 3 is shown. The tape measure 32 with a printing mechanism includes a tape measure 34 from which the scale 11 can be pulled out from a drawer port 33, and a drawer. A guide plate portion 35 having a reference scale 16 having a base end attached to the lower portion of the mouth 33, on which the drawn scale 11 is placed and having a width wider than the width of the scale 11 and visible from above or from the side; And an ink self-feeding rubber stamp 18 that is an example of a printing unit that is provided at the bottom of the unit 35 and prints the measurement position by aligning the position with the reference scale 16.

The difference between the tape measure 32 with the print mechanism and the print mechanism 10 attached to the tape measure is that the print mechanism 37 (having the guide plate portion 35 and the ink self-feeding rubber stamp 18) itself is attached to the tape measure 32. It is a point that cannot be separated together. That is, the guide plate portion 35 is integrated with the case of the tape measure 34, and the scale 11 is placed thereon. Since the tape measure operation is the same, detailed description is omitted.
Since the tape measure 32 with the printing mechanism is integrated with the tape measure 34 and the printing mechanism 37, the overall manufacturing cost is lowered.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the configuration thereof can be changed without changing the gist of the present invention.

10: printing mechanism attached to the tape measure, 11: scale, 12: bottom, 13: tape measure, 14: mounting plate, 16: reference scale, 17: guide plate, 18: ink self-contained rubber stamp, 19: L-shaped 20: latch, 22: printing mechanism attached to the tape measure, 23: printing section, 25: coil spring, 26: cover, 27: printing section, 28: rubber stamp, 29: crack, 32: printing Tape measure with mechanism, 33: drawer port, 34: tape measure, 35: guide plate, 37: printing mechanism

Claims (4)

A printing mechanism which is used by being attached to a tape measure whose bottom portion is flat along the scale to be drawn, and which is attached to the bottom portion of the tape measure, and connected to the attachment plate portion and drawn to the upper surface. The scale is placed and has a width wider than the scale, and a guide plate having a reference scale that can be viewed from above or from the side, and a position on the reference scale provided at the bottom of the guide plate. A printing mechanism attached to the tape measure, comprising a printing unit for printing the measurement position. The printing mechanism attached to the tape measure according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit is an ink self-contained rubber stamp. A tape measure from which the scale can be pulled out from the outlet, and a reference with a base end attached to the lower part of the outlet, on which the drawn scale rests and has a width wider than the scale, and is visible from above or from the side A tape measure with a printing mechanism, comprising: a guide plate portion having a scale; and a printing portion that is provided at a bottom portion of the guide plate portion and prints a measurement position in alignment with the reference scale. 4. The tape measure with a printing mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the printing unit is an ink self-contained rubber stamp.

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