JP3387443B2 - File - 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, and more particularly to a file in which a plurality of binders can be mounted on the cover body side, while the binders can be removed from the cover body by an operation from the outside.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a file in which a plurality of independent binding tools can be mounted is known. In this file, multiple rows of grooves are provided in the plate-shaped base member, and by binding the binding tools in each groove by sliding operation, it is possible to add and organize documents independently for each binding tool. There is. Also, a configuration is adopted in which a piece-shaped stopper is formed on the base member, and when the binding tool is set at a predetermined mounting position of the base member, the stopper engages with the binding tool and regulates the movement of the binding tool. Has been done.

[0003]

However, in such a file, when the state in which the stopper is operating is released, the binding is performed by displacing the stopper from the inner surface side of the base member. Since it is movable in the removing direction, there is the inconvenience that the operation for removing the binding device cannot be performed from the outside of the file. Therefore, when documents and the like are bound in the binding tool, there is no space for the fingertip to access the stopper, which makes it difficult to press the stopper itself.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised in view of such inconvenience, and an object thereof is in a state in which a document or the like is bound in a binding tool mounted on the inner surface side of a cover body. Even if there is, it is to provide a file that can be easily detached by the operation from the outside without being affected by this.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cover body, an outer member located on the outer surface side of the cover body, and an outer member located on the inner surface side of the cover body. In a file provided with a binding tool which is provided so as to be engaged with each other and sandwich the cover body, the outer member is provided with a stopper engaging portion exposed in an inner side surface of the cover body, and the binding tool is the A stopper that can be engaged with the stopper engagement portion when set at a predetermined engagement position with respect to the outer member, and an operation portion that is provided at this stopper and does not interfere with the document binding area. The binding device is configured to be detachably provided from the cover body by operating the operation portion in a predetermined manner to disengage the stopper from the stopper engagement portion.
According to this structure, even when a document is bound to the binding tool, the operating portion is located at a position where it does not interfere with the binding area, and therefore the binding tool can be easily removed by an operation from the outside. Become.

[0006] Specifically, a cover body composed of a front cover and a back cover which are continuously provided via a spine cover, and an outer member located on the outer surface side of the spine cover and penetrating a part of the spine cover. And a plurality of binding devices that are located on the inner surface side of the spine cover and that have engaging portions that can be engaged with and disengaged from the penetrating member, the penetrating member may be plural along the left-right width direction of the spine cover. A row is formed so that the binding tools can be engaged for each row, and the outer member has a stopper engaging portion that is exposed in substantially the same plane as the inner surface of the spine cover from any one of the upper and lower ends of the spine cover. The binding device includes a stopper that is engageable with the stopper engaging portion when the engaging portion is set at a predetermined engaging position with respect to the penetrating member, and the stopper is attached to the stopper. An operating portion located outside the engaging portion, The stopper was constant operation be to fall off from the stopper engaging portion, wherein the binding device is provided detachably from the cover member, configured that is employed.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A binding tool according to the present invention comprises a base attached to the inner surface side of the cover body and extending in the vertical direction of the cover body, a binding member connected to the base, and a binding member of the base. An elastically displaceable tongue provided in the surface, and a protrusion formed on an outer side surface of the tongue that can be engaged with and disengaged from the stopper engaging portion, and the operating portion includes a free portion of the tongue. Provided so that a predetermined pressing force can be applied by engaging with the end side,
The configuration is adopted. As a result, the tongue piece and the base can be easily integrally formed, and the tongue piece can be formed by making a slight design change to the conventional structure. A headline display section may be formed on the outer surfaces of the outer member and the base. Accordingly, a predetermined heading can be attached to the binding tool even when the binding tool is removed from the cover body, which is advantageous in performing a document search.

The present invention further includes a second outer member located outside the cover body with a predetermined distance from the outer member, the second outer member penetrating the cover body to engage the binding tool. It is also possible to employ a configuration in which a holding portion is provided. In such a configuration, the outer member can be configured to have a length smaller than the vertical length of the cover body. Moreover, it is possible to provide a good appearance in terms of design in which the outer member decorates a partial area of the spine cover.

Further, it is preferable that a notch portion is formed at an upper end portion of the spine cover, and the stopper engaging portion and the operating portion are located in the region of the notch portion. As a result, the stopper engaging portion and the operating portion do not partially project from the cover body, and it is possible to keep a good fit when storing in the bookshelf or drawer.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a file according to the embodiment, and FIG. 2 shows a schematic perspective view of the file in a developed state. In these figures, a file 10 includes a cover body 1 in which a front cover sheet 12 and a back cover sheet 13 are arranged in a bendable manner on both left and right sides with a spine cover sheet 11 in the middle.
4, an outer member 15 located in a substantially upper half region on the outer surface side of the spine cover 11, and a second outer member 15 located on the outer surface side of the lower end portion of the spine cover 11 at a lower position with a predetermined distance from the outer member 15. Outer member 16 and three binding tools 1 mounted so as to engage the outer members 15 and 16 and sandwich the spine cover 11 therebetween.
7 and 7.

The spine cover 11 has a substantially U-shaped notch 20 formed at the upper end when the file 10 is in an upright position, that is, the right end in the longitudinal direction in FIG. 3, and the upper end edge 11A of the spine cover 11 is formed. It is formed at a position slightly lower than the upper edge 12A of the front cover 12 and the upper edge 13A of the back cover 13. At a position adjacent to the lower end of the upper edge 11A, that is, a position adjacent to the left side in FIG. 3, three square holes 22 are formed along the short width direction of the spine cover 11, and further below this position. Square holes 23 respectively corresponding to the square holes 22 are formed, and on the lower end side of the spine cover 11,
Slot holes 24 extending along the short width direction of the spine cover 11 are formed. A plurality of round holes 25 are formed in a scattered manner in the upper and lower areas of the spine cover 11, and the outer members 15, 1
The protrusions 26 and 27 formed on the inner surface side of 6 can be inserted so that the outer members 15 and 16 can be set at predetermined positions.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the outer member 15 is formed on a plate-like body surface 30 attached to the upper outer surface area of the spine cover 11, and on the inner surface side of the body surface 30. Hooks 31 and 32 each having a hook shape as a penetrating member that can be inserted into the square holes 22 and 23, and the hook 31.
A stopper engaging portion 33 is formed by slightly bulging the end area of the body surface 30 on the inner side, and a heading display portion 34 formed on the outer surface side of the body surface 30. Here, the stopper engaging portion 33 includes the hook 31,
32 is inserted into the square holes 22 and 23, respectively, and the outer member 15 is inserted.
When the back cover 11 is attached to the outer surface of the spine cover 11,
It is located in the area of 0 and is exposed in substantially the same plane as the inner surface of the spine cover 11. Further, the stopper engaging portion 33 is formed with recesses 36 arranged in parallel with the hook 31 at three locations on the inner surface side thereof. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the headline display section 34 is detachably provided with a headline cover 37 made of a transparent thin piece. 1 and 3, the hole indicated by reference numeral 38 is the hook 3
It is provided for the sake of convenience of a mold for molding 1, 32, but since a label or a piece of paper (not shown) is set in the index display portion 34, the hole 38 does not appear in the appearance.

The second outer member 16 has a piece main body 39 attached to the outer surface of the lower end portion of the spine cover 11, an upright portion 40 projecting from the inner surface of the single piece main body 39, and the upright portion 40. It is provided with an engaging shaft portion 41 which is continuously provided at the upper end and is in a posture substantially parallel to the piece main body 39. The engagement shaft portion 41 is positioned in a direction substantially parallel to the slot hole 24 when the upright portion 40 is inserted into the slot hole 24 of the spine cover 11.

As shown in FIG. 5, the binding device 17 is a long piece-shaped base 44 attached to the inner surface of the spine cover 11 and extending in the vertical direction of the spine cover 11, and the base 4.
4 is composed of a binding member 45 continuously provided at both ends in the short width direction, a stopper 46 provided on one end side of the base 44, and an operation portion 47 attached to the stopper 46. Square holes 49 and 50 are formed in the base 44 at positions corresponding to the square holes 22 and 23 formed in the spine cover 11, and the left end in FIG. 5 is a notch that engages with the engaging shaft portion 41. The part 51 is formed. Also, the square holes 49,
On the outer surface side between 50, a heading display portion 52 is formed in which the surface position is slightly recessed and a label or the like can be attached.

The binding member 45 has a pair of binding plates 54 and 55 that are connected to the base 44 in a bendable manner, and a binding member that projects from the inner surface of one binding plate 54 and extends toward the other binding plate 55. And the shaft 56. Here, the tip of the binding shaft 56 has a hole 55A formed in the binding plate 55 (see FIG. 2).
It is provided so that it can be fitted.

As shown in FIGS. 5 (B), 6 and 7, the stopper 46 is formed on the tongue piece 57 which is elastically displaceable with respect to the surface of the base 44 and on the outer side surface of the tongue piece 57. And a projection 59 which can be engaged with and disengaged from the recess 36 of the stopper engaging portion 33. The tongue 57 is formed by forming a U-shaped notch 61 on the surface of the base 44, whereby the tongue 57 can be elastically displaced inward and outward from the notch 61 with the free end 57A at the tip. Has become. Further, the right end of the base 44 in FIG. 5B is a connecting piece portion 63 having a convex shape in a plan view that protrudes slightly outward from the end edges of the binding plates 54 and 55, while it is on the base side of the tongue piece 57. Is provided with a protrusion 64, and the connecting piece 63 and the protrusion 6 are provided.
The operation portion 47 can be mounted around the tongue piece 57 by using the No. 4 connector.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the operating portion 47 is provided with a mounting portion 65 which can be located on the base 44 so as to surround the region of the tongue piece 57, and is connected to one end side of the mounting portion 65. And an end surface 66 directed in a direction substantially orthogonal to the mounting portion 65, a pressing operation surface 67 that is continuous with one end of the end surface 66, that is, the lower end in FIG. The pressing operation surface 67 is provided continuously with the inner surface side thereof, and the engaging portion 69 is provided with a groove 68 that can be fitted into the free end 57A of the tongue piece 57.

A punching portion 70 for allowing the displacement of the tongue piece 57 and the pressing operation surface 67 is formed in the center of the mounting portion 65, and a protrusion provided on the base side of the tongue piece 57. A round hole 71 into which the portion 64 fits is formed. Further, the end surface 66 is formed with a slot hole 73 for receiving and fitting the connecting piece portion 63 provided at the end portion of the base 44, so that the projecting portion 64 is fitted in the round hole 71. In addition, the connecting piece 63 is fitted in the slot hole 73, and the free end 57A of the tongue piece 57 is fitted in the groove 68 of the engaging portion 69, so that the operating portion 47 is mounted so as not to fall off. It is like this.

In the above construction, the outer member 15 and the second outer member 16 are additionally provided on the outer surface side of the spine cover 11, and the hooks 31 and 32 and the engaging shaft portion 41 described above are provided.
It is inserted into the corresponding square holes 22 and 23 and the slot hole 24, respectively, and is positioned on the inner surface side of the spine cover 11. In this state, the square holes 49, 5 formed in the base 44 of the binding device 17
0 and the notch portion 51 to the hooks 31 and 32 and the engaging shaft portion 41.
The binding device 17 is fixed to the spine cover 11 by engaging it tightly.
It can be fixed to the inner surface side of. At this time, the projection 59 formed on the tongue piece 57 falls into the recess 36 of the outer member 15 and engages with the recess 36. Therefore, in FIG.
Even if the binder 17 is moved to the right, the movement of the binder 17 is restricted and the mounted state is maintained.

When the binder 17 is removed, a pressing force may be applied by putting a finger on the pressing operation surface 67 described above. As a result, the tongue piece 57 is forcibly elastically displaced and displaced to the position where the projection 59 escapes from the concave portion 36. Therefore, while keeping this state,
By pulling out in the middle right direction, the aforementioned engagement can be released and the binding device 17 can be removed.

Therefore, according to such an embodiment, the operating portion 47 is located at a position where it does not interfere with the binding area of the binding tool 17, that is, inside the notch 20 provided on the upper end side of the spine cover 11. Therefore, the operation of the operation unit 47 is not restricted in any way, and thus the binding device 1 can be very easily irrespective of the binding state to the binding device 17.
The effect that 7 can be removed is obtained.

In the embodiment, the outer member 15 and the second outer member 16 are additionally provided on the outer surface side of the spine cover 11, and the binding tool 17 is engaged by using these outer members 15 and 16. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this, and the length of the outer member 15 may be increased and the second outer member 16 may be omitted. Further, the operation unit 47 is not limited to the configuration in which separate parts are combined. For example, a piece member that integrally extends from the end portion of the base 44 of the binding device 17 is provided, and a suitable thin portion is provided so that the piece member can be folded back and the free end 5 of the tongue piece 57 can be provided.
7A can be replaced with a configuration or the like. In short, the present invention can be variously modified as long as the engagement state with the outer member 15 can be released at a position that does not interfere with the binding region of the binding tool 17.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Even when documents are bound to the binding tool, the operation section is in a position that does not interfere with the binding area, so it is possible to easily remove the binding tool from the outside. It is possible to provide a file that exerts the above effect.

Further, since the binding device according to the present invention is configured such that the tongue piece is provided in a partial region of the base and the projection is provided on the tongue piece, the outer member can be made by making a slight design change to the existing binding tool. It is possible to form an engagement structure corresponding to. Furthermore,
By forming the heading display portion on the outer surface side of the outer member and the outer surface of the base, respectively, it becomes possible to attach a predetermined heading to the binding tool even when the binding tool is removed from the cover body,
It is also possible to obtain an advantageous usability for searching documents.

Further, in the structure in which the second outer member is provided at a predetermined distance from the outer member, the outer member can be made smaller than the vertical length of the cover body. Moreover, it is possible to provide a good appearance in terms of design in which the outer member decorates a partial area of the spine cover.

Further, since the notch is formed at the upper end of the spine cover and the stopper engaging portion and the operating portion are positioned within the area of the notch, the stopper engaging portion and the operating portion are covered. Since it does not partially project from the body, it is possible to keep a good fit when storing it in a bookshelf or a drawer.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a main part of a file according to an embodiment as viewed from the spine cover side.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the file is opened.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a spine cover and an outer member.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 5A is a schematic perspective view showing the binding device in the above embodiment in an inverted manner, and FIG. 5B is a schematic perspective view showing a stopper region from which an operation portion is removed.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an exploded sectional view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 files 11 spine 14 Cover body 15 Outer member 16 Second outer member 17 binding tools 20 Notch 31 hook 32 hooks 33 Stopper engaging part 34 Heading display section 44 base 45 binding members 46 Stopper 47 Operation part 52 Heading display section 57 tongue 59 Protrusion

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Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cover body, an outer member located on the outer surface side of the cover body, and an inner member of the cover body, and provided so as to sandwich the cover body by mutually engaging with the outer member. In a file including a binding tool, the outer member includes a stopper engaging portion exposed in an inner surface of the cover body, and the binding tool is set at a predetermined engagement position with respect to the outer member. A stopper that can be engaged with the stopper engaging portion, and an operation portion that is provided in the stopper and that does not interfere with the document binding area, and the binding device operates the operation portion in a predetermined manner. The file is provided so as to be detachable from the cover body by removing the stopper from the stopper engaging portion. 2. A cover body comprising a front cover and a back cover, which are continuously provided via a spine cover, and an outer side having a penetrating member located on the outer surface side of the spine cover and penetrating a part of the spine cover. In a file including a member and a plurality of binding devices that are located on the inner surface side of the spine cover and that have engaging portions that can be engaged with and disengaged from the penetrating member, the penetrating member is arranged along the left-right width direction of the spine cover. A plurality of rows are formed so that the binding tools can be independently engaged in each row, and the outer member has a stopper engaging portion exposed from an end portion of the spine cover in substantially the same plane as an inner surface of the spine cover. The binding device includes a stopper that is engageable with the stopper engaging portion when the engaging portion is set at a predetermined engaging position with respect to the penetrating member, and the stopper is attached to the stopper. And an operation portion located outside the engagement portion, the operation The by a predetermined operation it is to shed stopper from the stopper engaging portion, the file in which the binding device is characterized by being provided to be removable from the cover member. 3. The binding device includes a base attached to an inner surface of the cover body and extending in a vertical direction of the cover body, a binding member connected to the base, and a binding member provided in a surface of the base. Elastically displaceable tongue piece and a protrusion formed on the outer surface of the tongue piece that can be engaged with and disengaged from the stopper engaging portion, and the operating portion is engaged with the free end side of the tongue piece. The file according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a predetermined pressing force can be applied together. 4. The outer surface of the outer member and the outer surface of the base,
The file according to claim 3, wherein heading display portions are formed respectively. 5. The apparatus further includes a second outer member located outside the cover body at a predetermined distance from the outer member.
The file according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the outer member includes a holding portion that penetrates a cover body and engages with the binding tool. 6. A notch portion is formed at an upper end portion of the spine cover, and the stopper engaging portion and the operating portion are located in a region of the notch portion, according to any one of claims 2 to 5. The file mentioned.