JP3440060B2 - Synthetic resin file 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 synthetic resin file tool for organizing and storing slips / forms and other various documents.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional file tool corresponding to the present invention has a front cover (1a) and a back cover (1) as shown in FIGS.
b) is composed of a single piece of cardboard (color board) which is folded into an overall U-shape through a spine heading surface (1c) of a predetermined width, and is provided inside the spine heading surface (1c) separately. A metal binding member (F) is fixed and integrated by a plurality of rivets (2).

[0003] (3) is a fixed base plate of the binding metal (F), which is an L-shape in which the opening / closing operation lever receiving piece (4) is continuously bent from one end side adjacent to the front cover (1a). An energized state in which the hinge piece (5) is constantly opened and collapsed via the vine spring (6) on the other end side of the fixed base plate (3) which is also adjacent to the back cover (1b) of the fixed base plate (3). Is pivotally attached to. (7) is a pair of binding pins that stand upright from the hinge piece (5), (8) is a pair of binding pins attached to the opening / closing lever receiving piece (4) of the fixed base plate (3) It is a miss notch.

The opening / closing operation lever (10) having a pair of locking holes (9) for releasably locking with the binding pin (7) of the hinge piece (5) is the L-shaped fixed base. It is pivotally attached to the corners of the plate (3) through a vine-shaped spring (not shown) in a biased state in which the binding pin (7) is always locked.
Therefore, raise the binding pin (7) of the hinge piece (5),
By locking in the locking hole (9) of the opening / closing operation lever (10), the document can be kept in a closed state in which the document is bound, and from that state, the opening / closing operation lever (10) is turned outward and tilted down. When the lock with the binding pin (7) is released, the hinge pin (5) automatically opens and falls, and the binding pin (7) rises.

[0005]

However, in such a structure, binding of documents can be performed easily and conveniently, but the binding metal fitting (F) for that purpose is complicated, and if it is only a work for preliminarily assembling it. In addition, it is necessary to attach the fixed base plate (3) to the spine heading surface (1c), and the mass production effect cannot be maximized yet.

Further, the front cover (1a) and the back cover (1b) are made of thick paper as a whole including the spine heading surface (1c), and the spine heading surface (1c) is provided with a separate metal binding tool. Since (F) is fixed and integrated by a plurality of rivets (2), it is impossible to dispose of or recycle it unless the foreign material is sorted, and the sorting work is very troublesome. is there.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention intends to improve such a problem, and as a file tool made of a synthetic resin useful for that purpose, it has a size substantially corresponding to slips / forms and other various documents. With a rectangular back cover of

[0008] A spine heading surface that stands upright from the rectangular side of the back cover and faces up,

A pair of binding pins that also stand upright from the position offset to the spine heading surface of the back cover.

By forming a rectangular shape having substantially the same size as the back cover and notching a U-shaped escape window for the opening / closing operation piece that opens toward the spine heading surface in the middle of one side thereof, A front cover with both ends of one side remaining relatively to the notch being pivotally connected to the upper end of the spine heading surface so as to be openable and closable via a thin hinge,

In combination with the escape window for the opening / closing operation piece, a see-through window formed in an approximately central portion of the cover to partition a partition rail substantially parallel to the upper end of the spine heading surface,

A rectangular shape sized to fit inside the escape window for the opening / closing operation piece of the front cover is formed, and the long side of one side thereof is also separated from the front cover by way of a thin hinge to the upper end of the spine heading surface. Opening and closing operation piece that is independently pivotable and continuous,

In order to engage and disengage the binding pins on the back cover in a detachable manner, a pair of locking holes corresponding to the opening / closing operation pieces are distributed in the opening distribution.

It comprises a slide lever for slidably engaging the opening / closing operation piece with the front cover by being slid along the partition rail of the front cover.

As a whole, including the slide lever, it is characterized by being integrally injection-molded from a thermoplastic synthetic resin.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The specific constitution of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 19 show a first embodiment of the synthetic resin file tool, and (B) is a slip.・
A rectangular back cover of a size almost corresponding to forms and other various documents (M), (11) is a see-through window formed in the center, and the back cover (B) is molded from synthetic resin. Prevents the possibility of bending upward and outward.

Further, (C) is a spine heading surface of a constant height (H), which is vertically erected in a face-to-face manner in a state of bending and raising about 90 degrees from one side of the rectangle on the back cover (B), (1)
Similarly, 2) stands up from the position that is offset to the spine heading surface (C) of the back cover (B) as a certain height (h) that is somewhat higher than the spine heading surface (C), and also stands up facing up. The pair of binding pins are parallel to each other with a constant spacing (d).

That is, each of the binding pins (12) is a bottomless cylindrical type as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, and has a constant height (H) from the back cover (B) to the spine heading surface (C).
Although it is only standing upright, its upper end has a T-shaped cross section with a neck portion having a small diameter and a head portion having a slightly larger diameter that can be detachably engaged with a locking hole of an opening / closing operation piece described later. As the stop key (12a), it is raised further by the thickness (t) of the opening / closing operation piece.

On the other hand, (A) is a rectangular front cover having substantially the same size as the back cover (B), and in the middle of one side thereof, a U-shape that opens toward the spine heading surface (C). The escape window (13) for the opening / closing operation piece is cut out. Then, both ends of one side remaining relatively to the cutout are thinly hinged (14) to the upper end of the spine heading surface (C).
The front cover (A) and the back cover (B) can be opened and closed by bending around the thin hinge (14) with respect to the back cover (B).

Reference numeral (15) is a see-through window which is opened substantially at the center of the cover sheet (A), and like the see-through window (11) of the back cover sheet (B), the cover sheet (A) is made of synthetic resin. Prevents the possibility of bending in the outward opening direction when molding.
(16) is a plurality of reinforcing ribs arranged in a row around the front cover (A) in order to enhance its distortion prevention effect.
It is preferable that such reinforcing ribs (16) are also provided in a row around the back cover (B).

Reference numeral (17) is a partition rail having a constant band width (w) remaining at the boundary between the transparent window (15) and the opening / closing window (13) for opening / closing operation piece in the front cover (A). Is substantially parallel to the upper end of the spine heading surface (C), and a pair of front and back slide guide ridges (1
8) are lined up. The slide guide ridge (1
8) also functions as a reinforcing rib for the partition rail (17) itself.

Reference numeral (19) is a rectangular opening / closing operation piece having a size to fit inside the escape window (13) for opening / closing operation piece, one long side of which is the upper end of the spine heading surface (C). To the back cover (B), the opening and closing operation piece (19) can be opened and closed independently of the front cover (A) with respect to the back cover (B). .

Moreover, the opening / closing operation piece (19) is provided with a pair of locking holes (21) corresponding to the binding pins (12) of the back cover (B), and the binding pins (1) are distributed.
It is engaged with and disengageable from the locking key (12a) of 2).
In that case, the opening edge of each locking hole (21) is, as is clear from FIGS. 9 and 10, a plurality of elastic claws (21b) divided by the cutouts of the concave groove (21a) as the binding pin ( The locking key (12a) in 12) is adapted to bite into the small-diameter neck portion in a stable manner.

Further, on the other long side of the opening / closing operation piece (19), a small U-shaped slide lever relief cutout (22) opening toward the partition rail (17) is provided. Moreover, the relief notch (22) is located at an eccentric position which is offset to one short side of the opening / closing operation piece (19). (23) is a pair of front and back slide guide ridges arranged in parallel with the slide guide ridges (18) of the partition rail (17) from the relief notch (22) toward the other short side, A slide lever receiving stopper (24) is provided in the middle of the projection. The slide guide ridge (23) and the receiving stopper (24) also serve as a reinforcing rib of the opening / closing operation piece (19).

Reference numeral (25) is a synthetic resin slide lever having a U-shaped cross section which is sandwiched between the partition rail (17) on the front cover (A) and the opening / closing operation piece (19). On the inner surface, parallel slide guide ridges (26) (27) are fitted to both the slide guide ridges (18) of the partition rail (17) and the slide guide ridges (23) of the opening / closing operation piece (19). ) Are lined up.

The slide lever (25) is moved to the slide guide ridges (18) (23) as shown in FIG.
15, when sliding it to a position where it can be inserted into the relief notch (22) of the opening / closing operation piece (19).
Since the locked state of the front cover (A) and the opening / closing operation piece (19) is released as in 6, it is possible to open and close only the front cover (A) with respect to the back cover (B). Similarly, slide the slide lever (25) into the open / close operation piece (1
9) until it is received by the receiving stopper (24) of the opening / closing operation piece (19) and the partition rail (1).
7) When it is slid over the
As in Nos. 7 and 18, the front cover (A) and the opening / closing operation piece (19) can be opened / closed together with respect to the back cover (B).

That is, the slide lever (25) is pivotally connected to the upper end of the spine heading surface (C) by a thin hinge (20), which is independent from the front cover (A) and can be opened and closed continuously. (19) is for engaging and disengaging with the cover (A). In this case, since the escape notch (22) is in the eccentric position, the slide lever (25) is received in the intermediate portion of the opening / closing operation piece (19), and the opening / closing operation piece (19) and the front cover ( A)
The locked state with can be kept stable.

In the illustrated embodiment, slide guide ridges (18) and (23) are arranged in rows on the partition rail (17) and opening / closing operation piece (19) of the front cover (A), respectively.
Slide guide groove (26) (27) that fits these
Is formed to correspond to the inner surface of the slide lever (25), the male and female relationship may be reversed. In short, the slide lever (25) can be smoothly slid by using the partition rail (17) as a guide. It's enough.

The filing tool of the first embodiment as described above is integrally injection-molded from polypropylene, polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, or other thermoplastic synthetic resin in a developed state as shown in FIG. In that case, the slide lever (25) is also molded in a continuous state with the back cover (B), and after the molding, the slide lever (25) is separated and independently, separately.
7) and the opening / closing operation piece (19) are sandwiched.

However, the file tool of the present invention is integrally molded from the above thermoplastic synthetic resin into a flat developed state of the front cover (A) and the back cover (B) as shown in the second embodiment of FIG. May be.

That is, in the case of the first embodiment, the back cover (B) and the spine heading surface (C) standing upright from one side thereof are
It is integrally molded into an overall L-shape, and the front cover (A) is freely pivoted by a thin hinge (14) to the upper end of the spine heading surface (C) that stands upright from the back cover (B). In the second embodiment of FIG. 20, the rectangular side of the back cover (B) and the spine heading surface (C) are pivotally connected to each other by a thin hinge (28) so as to be openable and closable continuously.
Therefore, the front cover (A) and the back cover (B) can be integrally molded into a flat state without any step.

The other structure of the second embodiment is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment.
The detailed description is omitted by only entering the reference numerals corresponding to FIGS. 1 to 19 in 0, but in any case, since the file tool of the present invention is an integrally molded product made of synthetic resin, Appropriate colored colors can be provided. Although not shown in the drawings, a concave step surface for attaching a separate spine label may be formed on the outer surface of the spine heading surface (C).

Next, the method of use of the present invention will be described. The file tool includes slips / forms and other various documents (M).
In binding the front cover (A) and the opening / closing operation piece (19) with the front cover (A) open from the back cover (B) as shown in FIGS. After inserting a pair of punch holes (not shown) that open for various documents (M) into the pin (12), both binding pins (12)
The locking hole (21) of the opening / closing operation piece (19) may be locked.

The partition rail (1) on the front cover (A)
7) and the slide lever (2) that straddles the opening / closing operation piece (19).
By sliding 5) to the position where it is received by the receiving stopper (24), the front cover (A) and the opening / closing operation piece (19) are locked and integrated, and the back side as shown in FIGS. It is stored in a closed state with the cover sheet (B).

If the slide lever (25) is slid back to a position where it can be inserted into the relief notch (22) of the opening / closing operation piece (19), as shown in FIG. 16, various documents (M) are opened / closed. It is possible to open only the front cover (A) from the back cover (B) while keeping the bound state of the piece (19), which is convenient in use. Since a transparent window (15) is formed in the central portion of the front cover (A), the titles and contents of various documents (M) can be displayed even when the back cover (B) is closed. Of course, we can find out.

[0036]

As described above, the synthetic resin file tool of the present invention has a rectangular back cover (B) having a size substantially corresponding to slips, forms and other various documents (M).

A spine heading surface (C) that stands upright from the rectangular side of the back cover (B) facing upward,

A pair of binding pins (12) which also stand upright from the position offset to the spine heading surface (C) of the back cover (B).

A rectangular opening having a size substantially the same as that of the back cover (B), and a U-shaped opening / closing window for opening / closing operation piece (1) opened toward the spine heading surface (C) in the middle of one side thereof.
Due to the cutout of 3), both ends of one side remaining relatively to the cutout are continuously pivoted to the upper end of the spine heading surface (C) so as to be openable and closable via a thin hinge (14). The front cover (A)

In combination with the escape window (13) for the opening / closing operation piece, a partition rail (17) which is substantially parallel to the upper end of the spine heading surface (C) is partitioned so that the front cover (A) is almost the same. A transparent window (15) having an opening formed in the center,

A rectangular shape having a size that can be accommodated in the escape window (13) for opening / closing operation piece on the front cover (A) is formed, and one long side thereof is also a thin hinge to the upper end of the spine heading surface (C). An opening / closing operation piece (19) which is pivotally connected to the cover (A) separately and independently via the (20),

A pair of locking holes (21) corresponding to the opening / closing operation piece (19) distributed in the opening / closing operation piece (19) in order to engage and disengage the binding pin (12) of the back cover (B).

Partition rail (17) on the front cover (A)
And a slide lever (25) for releasably locking the opening / closing operation piece (19) to the front cover (A) by being slid along.

Since the slide lever (25) as a whole is integrally injection-molded from thermoplastic synthetic resin, it has the effect of completely improving the problems of the prior art mentioned at the beginning.

That is, according to the above configuration of the present invention, the entire configuration including the slide lever (25) is a file tool integrally injection-molded from the thermoplastic synthetic resin. The separate metal binding metal fitting (F) as shown is unnecessary, and the complicated assembling work of the binding metal fitting (F) or the work of attaching this to the spine heading surface (1c) by a plurality of rivets (12). As a result of being able to omit it, it is possible to maximize the effect of mass production, and moreover, it is necessary to separate the metal binding metal (F) and the single cardboard (color board) from the viewpoint of disposal and recycling. It is extremely beneficial.

Further, the front cover (A) and the opening / closing operation piece (19) are pivotally supported separately and independently to the upper end of the spine heading surface (C) through thin hinges (14) and (20). The opening / closing operation piece (19) is engaged with and disengaged from the front cover (A) by a slide lever (25) which is continuous and slides using the partition rail (17) of the front cover (A) as a guide. Therefore, the front cover (A) and the opening / closing operation piece (19) can be opened and closed together with respect to the back cover (B), and various documents (M) can be opened and closed by the opening and closing operation piece (19). It is possible to open and close only the front cover (A) while it is bound in (B), which is extremely convenient in use.

The above effects can be achieved in exactly the same manner by adopting the constitution of claim 2, but according to the constitution of claim 2, the entire file tool is formed in a flatter state. Therefore, it is also effective in preventing the bulky packing, transportation and storage.

In particular, if the structure of claim 3 is adopted,
By the slide lever (25) that receives the cover (A) and the opening / closing operation piece (19) in the middle part, it is possible to maintain an extremely stable locked state, which is effective for storing various documents (M). is there.

Further, if the configuration of claim 4 is adopted,
The binding pin (12) and the opening / closing operation piece (1) on the back cover (B)
Despite the fact that the locking hole (21) of 9) can be easily engaged and disengaged by a so-called one-touch type, the locking effect in the once locked state is increased, and various documents (M )
It will be possible to reliably prevent accidental dropouts.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a synthetic resin file tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a right side view of FIG.

7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged plan view showing a locking hole of the opening / closing operation piece extracted.

10 is a sectional view taken along the line 10-10 of FIG.

11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 11-11 of FIG.

12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 12-12 of FIG.

13 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 13-13 of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a view in which the engagement between the front cover and the opening / closing operation piece is released.
It is a front view corresponding to.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a developed state of a front cover, a back cover, and an opening / closing operation piece.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a state in which only the front cover is opened from the back cover.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a state where the front cover and the opening / closing operation piece are opened together from the back cover.

FIG. 18 is a side view showing a state in which various documents are bound in a file tool.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a molding state of the file tool.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing another molding state of the file tool.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a conventional file tool with a binding member opened.

22 is a perspective view showing a state in which the binding fitting of FIG. 21 is closed.

[Explanation of symbols]

(12) ・ Binding pin (12a) · Locking key (13) ・ Escape window for opening / closing operation piece (14) · Hinge (15) · Transparent window (17) · Partition rail (19) Opening / closing operation piece (21) · Locking hole (21a) ・ Concave groove (21b) · Elastic claw (22) · Notch (25) ・ Slide lever (28) · Hinge (A) -Cover (B) -Back cover (C) -Spine heading (M) ・ Various documents

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] A rectangular back cover (B) having a size substantially corresponding to slips / forms and other various documents (M), and vertically standing upright from a rectangular side of the back cover (B). From the spine heading surface (C) and a position offset to the spine heading surface (C) of the back cover (B), a pair of binding pins (1) that also stand upright in the same manner.
2) and a rectangular opening of approximately the same size as the back cover (B), and a C-shaped opening / closing window for opening / closing operation pieces (opened toward the spine heading surface (C) in the middle of one side thereof) By cutting out 13), both ends of one side that remains relatively to the notch are pivotally connected to the upper end of the spine heading surface (C) so as to be openable and closable via a thin hinge (14). Along with the front cover (A) and the escape window (13) for the opening / closing operation piece, a partition rail (17) substantially parallel to the upper end of the spine heading surface (C).
To cover the front cover (A), a transparent window (15) is formed in the central portion of the cover (A), and an opening / closing operation piece escape window (13) for the cover (A). A rectangular shape, one long side of which is also openable and closably connected to the top of the spine heading surface (C) via a thin hinge (20) independently and independently of the cover (A). In order to engage and disengage the operation piece (19) and the binding pin (12) of the back cover (B) in a disengageable manner, a pair of engagement holes (corresponding to the opening-and-closing operation piece (19) distributed correspondingly to the opening and closing operation piece (19). 21) and by sliding along the partition rail (17) on the cover (A), the opening / closing operation piece (19) is detachably locked to the cover (A). It is composed of a slide lever (25) and the slide lever (25) is A synthetic resin file tool characterized by being integrally injection-molded from plastic synthetic resin. 2. The rectangular side of the back cover (B) and the spine heading surface (C) are pivotally connected to each other by a thin hinge (28) so as to be openable and closable. File tool made of synthetic resin. 3. A slide lever (25) having a U-shaped cross section is sandwiched between the partition rail (17) of the cover (A) and the opening / closing operation piece (19), and the opening / closing operation piece ( In the eccentric position deviated to one short side in (19), there is provided a relief notch (22) for releasing the locked state of the opening / closing operation piece (19).
The synthetic resin file tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the file tool is provided in a U-shape that opens toward 7). 4. A binding pin (1) which stands upright from the back cover (B).
The upper end of 2) is shaped as a locking key (12a) having a T-shaped cross section, while the opening edge of the locking hole (21) that opens in the opening / closing operation piece (19) is formed into the groove (21a). As the plurality of elastic claws (21b) divided by the notches, the binding pin (12)
The synthetic resin filing tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the locking key (12a) is set so as to bite into a neck portion having a small diameter.