JP3646522B2 - Clip clamping machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a clip clamping machine for clamping a leaf spring filing clip to an edge of a document or the like, and more particularly to a clip clamping machine that facilitates loading of a clip.
[0002]
[Prior art and problems to be solved by the invention]
A clip C shown in an enlarged view of FIG. 10 is known as a filing clip for binding documents and the like. The clip C is obtained by bending a leaf spring material into a narrow-angle triangle and elastically contacting both ends, and a protruding portion P that is wider than the other portions and protrudes on both the left and right sides is provided at the elastically contacting tip portion. ing.
[0003]
Although not shown in the drawings, a clip mounting machine using a clip has a driver slidably mounted on a body housing the clip, and V-shaped springs on the left and right sides of the paper insertion groove provided at the front end of the body. It is attached with the opening facing forward.
[0004]
When paper such as documents is inserted into the paper insertion slot of the clip clamping machine, the edge of the paper is positioned in the spring opening, and when the driver is slid forward with the thumb, the driver pushes out the clip loaded in the body. As shown in FIG. 11, the rear end of the spring S is inserted between the upper and lower protrusions P protruding from the front end of the clip C to the left and right sides.
[0005]
When the clip C further advances, the spring S is elastically deformed in the direction in which the front portion is closed by the clamping force of the clip C to clamp the paper (not shown), and the convex portion P of the clip C passes the spring S. Then, the clip C is fastened to the paper and the spring S returns to the initial state.
[0006]
Various clip mounting machines are known, but a clip insertion port is provided on the upper or lower surface of the rear part of the body, and a plurality of clips are sequentially loaded from the clip insertion port into the clip housing chamber. In general, after binding a document or the like, the front part of the body is directed downward, and a clip in the next row is moved to the front part of the body to prepare for the next document binding operation.
[0007]
Also, a pusher that can slide back and forth is provided in the clip housing part of the body, and the pusher is urged forward by a spring to constantly press the clip forward, improving the workability by eliminating the need to feed the clip. It has been.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When loading a clip into a clip clamping machine equipped with a pusher, the pusher is pulled down to the rear locking position and fixed, and the clip is loaded from the clip insertion slot into the clip accommodating part. There is a problem that a person without knowledge of operation may load a clip on the back side of the pusher without performing an operation of retracting the pusher to the rear locked position.
[0009]
Therefore, a technical problem to be solved in order to solve the above problems and improve workability arises, and a first object of the present invention is to facilitate a clip loading operation. A second object of the present invention is to prevent an erroneous operation when a clip is loaded.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention proposes to achieve the above-mentioned object. A clip is provided in which a leaf spring material is bent into a triangular shape, both ends are elastically contacted, and a projecting portion projecting left and right from both ends of the elastic contact is provided. A clip-clamping machine that can be clamped to the body, etc., and the pusher is slidably assembled in the clip storage chamber in the body of the clip-clamping machine, and the pusher is urged forward by a spring. In the clip clamping machine configured to press the indoor clip forward,
The rear end portion of the first link is pivotally attached to the rear portion of the body, the rear end portion of the second link is pivotally attached to the first link, and the front end portion of the second link can be attached to and detached from the front surface of the pusher. The clip sandwiching machine is characterized in that the first link is erected and the front end of the second link pushes the pusher backward to retract the first link. .
[0012]
In addition, the rear end of the clip housing chamber in the body is opened, a rear cover for opening and closing the rear end opening is pivotally attached to the rear portion of the body, and a lock mechanism is provided to engage the rear cover and the pusher. The clip sandwiching machine is configured so that the clip can be loaded into the clip storage chamber of the body by engaging the rear cover with the rear cover and opening the rear cover.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a clip clamping machine 1 according to claims 1 and 2, and a resin body 2 has a clip storage chamber 3 in which clips C are aligned and stored in the front-rear direction, and a paper insertion groove 4 at the front. A V-shaped spring 5 is attached to the front left and right inner walls with the opening facing forward.
[0014]
A clip loading port 6 is opened on the upper surface of the rear portion of the clip housing chamber 3, and a pusher 7 slidable back and forth in the clip housing chamber 3 is moved forward by a tension spring 8 installed on the front lower portion of the body 2 and the pusher 7. It is energized.
[0015]
A driver 10 is slidably mounted in a driver guide groove 9 provided on the upper surface of the front portion of the body 2, and the driver 10 is urged rearward by a tension spring 11 having one end fixed to the rear portion of the body 2. 9 is in pressure contact with the rear end.
A top cover 12 as a first link is pivotally attached to the rear portion of the body 2, and a rear end portion of the second link 13 is pivotally attached to an intermediate portion of the top cover 12.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 2, the front portion of the second link 13 is formed into a forked shape, and a pin 15 penetrating left and right is attached to the front end portion of the fork portion 14. The space between the forks 14 is slightly wider than the width of the pusher 7, and the projecting portions of the pins 15 engage with guide grooves 16 in the front-rear direction formed on the left and right wall surfaces above the clip housing chamber 3 shown in FIG. . The material of the second link 13 may be a metal rigid body or a flexible material such as a plastic or a leaf spring.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 3, when the front portion of the top cover 12 is pulled upward, the front end portion of the second link 13 is retracted along the guide groove 16, and the inner projecting portion of the pin 15 is on the front surface of the pusher 7. The pusher 7 is brought into contact and pushed down, and is moved backward to the rear end of the clip storage chamber 3 so that the clip C can be loaded into the clip storage chamber 3 from the clip loading port 6.
[0018]
Further, instead of engaging the second link 13 with the guide groove 16, as shown in FIG. 4, the second link 13a may be engaged with the pusher 7a. As shown in the figure, the tip of the second link 13a inserted into the groove 7b of the pusher 7a is provided with a retaining claw portion 13b, and the second link 13 and the pusher 7a are relatively front and rear. It is slidable. Therefore, when the upper surface cover is opened, the claw portion 13b pushes the pusher 7a backward to move backward while the rear portion of the second link 13a rises.
[0019]
FIG. 5 shows a pusher slide mechanism of the clip clamping machine according to claim 3, wherein protrusions 7c are formed outward from both sides of the pusher 7a, and the protrusions 7c are formed in guide grooves 16 in the front-rear direction of the clip storage chamber. It is set as the structure engaged.
[0020]
Other mechanisms for retracting the pusher by opening and closing the cover include a mechanism that connects the top cover and pusher with a tension spring, and a driver that can be slidably attached to the top cover, and the driver and pusher can be connected with a tension spring. In any case, in order to urge the pusher forward when the upper surface cover is closed, a spring locking point on the upper surface cover is disposed forward. In this case, the spring force of the tension spring acting on the pusher when the top cover is opened is upward, and is greatly displaced with respect to the sliding direction of the pusher to the rear. However, in this embodiment, since the sliding direction of the front end portion of the second link 13 and the sliding direction of the pusher 7 coincide with each other, the upper cover 12 is rotated and the pusher 7 is retracted. There is an advantage that it is performed very smoothly.
[0021]
If the front portion of the upper surface cover 12 is pushed down and overlapped with the upper surface of the body 2 after loading the clip, the front end portion of the second link 13 moves forward along the guide groove 16, and the upper surface cover 12 and the second link are moved. The pusher 7, which has been folded 13 and released from being pressed by the second link 13, is pressed against the rearmost clip in the clip housing chamber 3 to constantly press the clip forward.
[0022]
The operation of the clip clamping machine and the operation at that time are the same as those of the conventional clip clamping machine. When the driver 10 is slid forward with the thumb, the tip of the driver 10 is engaged with the back surface of the clip C in the front row. The clip is pushed out, and the front part of the clip C is expanded by the spring 5 attached to the left and right inner walls of the paper insertion groove 4 so that the edge of the document is inserted between the front ends of the clip C. When the convex portion gets over the spring 5, the tip of the clip C sandwiches the document or the like. At the same time, the clip in the clip storage chamber 3 is pushed forward by the pusher 7 and is moved forward. When the operation of the driver 10 is released, the driver 10 is retracted by the tension spring 11 and returned to the standby position.
[0023]
Although not shown in the drawings, as another embodiment of the clip clamping machine, a lower surface cover that is a first link is arranged on the lower surface side of the body of the clip clamping machine, and the lower surface cover and the second link are combined. A pusher slide mechanism may be configured. Moreover, although the clip loading port 6 of the clip clamping machine 1 is provided at the rear part of the body 2, it may be provided at the front part of the body 2.
[0024]
Although clip clamping machine 21 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 shows another invention related to the present invention, for convenience of description, this also shall be described simultaneously. The pusher base 22 for guiding the pusher has a rear cover portion 22b formed integrally with the rear portion of the base portion 22a, and the body 23 and the pusher base 22 are coupled by a sliding fitting mechanism such as a groove or a V-groove. The base 22 is detachable.
[0025]
The lower surface and the rear end of the body 23 are open, and when the pusher base 22 is inserted and attached from the rear of the body 23, the rear end and the lower surface of the body 23 are covered. One end of a tension spring 25 is locked to the pusher 24 engaged with the front-rear direction guide 22c of the pusher base 22, and the tension spring 25 is inverted from the front hole 22d of the pusher base 22 to the lower surface of the guide 22c. Thus, the pusher 24 is urged forward by being locked to the lower surface of the guide 22c.
[0026]
The pusher base 22 may be completely pulled out of the body 23, or may be stopped immediately before being pulled out of the body 23 by means such as a stopper. In any case, if the pusher base 22 is pulled out and the rear end opening of the body 23 is exposed, a clip can be loaded into the body 23 from the rear end opening. Become.
[0027]
FIG. 8 shows a clip clamping machine 31 according to claim 6, and the driver 33 disposed on the upper surface of the body 32 and the pusher 34 disposed on the lower surface are formed by a tension spring 35, as in the conventional clip clamping machine with a built-in pusher. It is connected.
[0028]
A rear cover 36 that pivots upward to open and close the rear end opening is pivotally attached to the rear portion of the body 32. As shown in FIG. The pusher guide groove 32 a in the direction is continuous with the pusher guide groove 36 a provided on the lower surface of the rear cover 36.
[0029]
The pusher 34 and the rear cover 36 are provided with a lock mechanism including an elastic locking claw 37 and a claw engagement portion 38. The pusher 34 is retracted into the guide groove 36a of the rear cover 36 by a manual operation, and the lock mechanism is used. As shown in FIG. 9, the clip can be loaded from the rear end opening into the clip accommodating chamber by rotating the rear cover 36 to open the rear end opening of the body 32.
[0030]
After the loading is completed, the rear cover 36 is rotated to close the rear end opening of the body 32 and the pusher 34 is unlocked. The clip in the clip housing chamber is pushed forward by the pusher 34 and is ready for use. Complete.
[0031]
Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible within the technical scope of the present invention, and the present invention naturally extends to those modified ones.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the clip clamping machine according to claims 1 to 4, when the upper surface cover or the lower surface cover, which is the first link, is pulled up, the pusher is connected via the second link connected to the first link. As the clip moves backward, the clip loading port is opened and the clip can be loaded.
[0034]
In the clip sandwiching machine according to claim 5 , the rear end opening of the body is opened and the rear end is opened by moving the pusher rearward and engaging the rear cover pivotally attached to the rear part of the body and opening the rear cover. A clip can be loaded from the opening.
[0035]
Therefore, any of the clip sandwiching machines of the present invention can be easily loaded with a clip, and the possibility of erroneous operation such as loading a clip on the back side of the pusher is eliminated, thereby improving handling.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a clip clamping machine according to an embodiment of the invention as set forth in claim 2;
2 is a perspective view of a second link and a pusher of the clip sandwiching machine of FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the clip sandwiching machine of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second link and a pusher according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a second link and a pusher according to an embodiment of the invention as set forth in claim 3;
FIG. 6 is a side view of a clip clamping machine related to the present invention .
7 is a perspective view showing a state in which a pusher base of the clip sandwiching machine of FIG. 6 is pulled out.
FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of the invention as set forth in claim 5 , wherein (a) is a side view of the clip clamping machine, and (b) is a bottom view.
9 is a side view showing a state in which a rear cover of the clip sandwiching machine of FIG. 8 is opened.
10A and 10B show a clip, where FIG. 10A is a side view and FIG. 10B is a plan view.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a state where a clip is engaged with a spring of a clip sandwiching machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Clip clamping machine 2 Body 3 Clip accommodating chamber 5 Spring 6 Clip loading port 7 Pusher 8 Tension spring 10 Driver 11 Tension spring 12 Top cover 13 Second link 16 Guide groove 21 Clip clamping machine 22 Pusher base 23 Body 24 Pusher 25 tension spring 31 clip clamping machine 32 body 33 driver 34 pusher 35 tension spring 36 rear cover 37 locking claw 38 claw engaging portion

Claims (5)

A clip clamping machine for bending a leaf spring material into a triangle, elastically contacting both ends, and clamping a clip with protrusions protruding from the left and right ends to the left and right sides to a document, etc. In a clip clamping machine in which a pusher is slidably assembled in a clip housing chamber in the body of the machine, and the pusher is urged forward by a spring so that the pusher presses the clip in the clip housing chamber forward. ,
The rear end of the first link is pivotally attached to the rear part of the body, the rear end of the second link is pivotally attached to the first link, and the front end of the second link is connected to the front surface of the pusher. A clip clamping machine characterized in that it is formed so as to be separable and the first link is erected so that the front end portion of the second link pushes the pusher backward and moves backward.   A guide groove in the front-rear direction is provided on both side walls in the clip housing chamber, and a claw, a shaft or the like that engages with the guide groove is provided at the front end of the second link to engage with the guide groove, and the first link is raised. The clip clamping machine according to claim 1, wherein the front end portion of the second link is retracted along the guide groove and is pushed backward to be retracted.   The clip clamping machine according to claim 1, wherein a guide groove in the front-rear direction is provided in the clip housing chamber, and a guide groove engaging portion is formed on the pusher to be engaged with the guide groove.   4. The clip clamping machine according to claim 1, wherein the second link is formed of a flexible material such as resin or spring metal. It is a clip clamping machine for bending a leaf spring material into a triangle and elastically contacting both ends, and clamping a clip provided with convex portions protruding from the both ends of the elastic contact to the left and right sides to a document etc. In the clip clamping machine which is constructed so that the pusher is slidably assembled back and forth in the clip storage chamber, the pusher is urged forward by a spring, and the pusher presses the clip in the clip storage chamber forward.
Open the rear end of the clip storage chamber in the body, pivot the rear cover that opens and closes the rear end opening at the rear of the body, and provide a lock mechanism that engages the rear cover and the pusher. by opening the rear cover engaged with the cover, the clip clamping machine, characterized by being configured to so that can loaded clip to clip accommodating chamber of the body.

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