JP5451826B2 - clip - Google Patents

Description

    The present invention relates to a clip for holding a document or the like.

When collecting documents, a clip called a double clip is widely used. A conventional general double clip includes a pair of sandwiching pieces formed by bending a plate-like elastic body, a connecting piece for connecting them, and a pair of levers rotatably attached to the leading edge of the sandwiching piece. When opening or closing a clip or turning a document, the lever is moved backward, and when storing a document, the lever is moved forward and used.

However, the double clip has a problem that the lever becomes an obstacle when the spelled document is folded. Furthermore, there is a troublesome operation of tilting the lever back and forth depending on each time point when browsing or storing the spelled document or opening and closing the clip.

In order to solve these problems, a double clip provided with a lever that rotates along the surface of the sandwiching piece was invented. (For example, patent document 1, patent document 2, patent document 3, patent document 4).
However, even in the above-described invention, the lever or the coupling portion is exposed on the outer surface, so that there is no compactness, and there is a problem that an object is caught on the exposed portion such as the lever. In addition, the inventions disclosed in References 5 and 6 below realize compactness, but two operations, “rotation” and “slide”, are necessary, and some people feel troublesome. Seem.

Reality Sho 60-18950 Shokai 62-022873 JP 08-72453 JP 08-214963 A JP 10-315673 A JP 2010-158774 A

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a compact and user-friendly clip.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a pair of sandwiching pieces formed by bending a plate-like elastic body, a connecting piece for connecting the sandwiching pieces, and each sandwiching member. An auxiliary piece that is folded back outward from the leading edge of the piece along each holding piece, a pair of levers for opening and closing the holding piece, and a shaft portion that supports each lever in the gap. Prepare. The width of the gap substantially matches the thickness of the lever. The shaft portion is arranged at a position closer to the connecting piece side from the center of the holding piece and closer to the left side from the center of the holding piece, or closer to the connecting piece side from the center of the holding piece and closer to the right side from the center of the holding piece. That is, when the connecting piece side of the sandwiching piece is north, the sandwiching piece is disposed at a position shifted from the center of the sandwiching piece in a substantially northwest direction or a substantially northeast direction. Each lever is a substantially elliptical ring body partially having a shape that is supported by the shaft portion, and each lever rotates with the center of the shaft portion serving as a fulcrum to open and close the clamping piece. By being able to move between the position and the tilted position rotated approximately 90 degrees from the standing position, the levers exposed outside the gap can be stored in the gap at the tilted position without sliding. To do. The shaft portion may be provided directly on the inner surface of the sandwiching piece or the inner surface of the auxiliary piece, or may be provided by attaching another member.

  When configured in this manner, the center of the shaft portion is located closer to the connecting piece side than the sandwiching piece center and closer to the left side than the sandwiching piece center, or closer to the connecting piece side than the sandwiching piece center and closer to the right side than the sandwiching piece center. The movement is limited to one direction, but when the clip is not used, if each lever is moved to the tilted position rotated by about 90 degrees from the standing position, each lever can be stored in the gap without sliding. . Accordingly, the lever is not exposed to the outside except for a part of the lever for picking at the time of the rotation operation. Each lever can be almost accommodated in the gap only by the operation of “rotation”.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the rotation restricting means for positioning the pair of levers at the position where the pair of levers are opened and closed is provided in the gap, the levers stop at the corresponding positions. Easy operation. Here, the rotation restricting means may be provided on the inner surface of the sandwiching piece piece or the inner surface of the auxiliary piece, and the means for providing it may be processed directly or may be joined with another member. Further, only one rotation restricting means may be provided for each lever, but a plurality of rotation restricting means may be provided, and the shape thereof is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a granular shape and a line.

  The rotation restricting means may be provided so as not to intersect the lever when the lever is housed in the gap. However, as in the invention according to claim 3, the shape of the rotation restricting means is a protrusion. If the lever is provided so as to intersect with the stored lever, the stored state can be stabilized by pressing the lever more strongly in the gap when the lever is stored.

  Even if a part of the lever does not have a curved shape over the entire circumference along the outer periphery of the shaft portion as in the invention of the fourth aspect, the shaft portion can be obtained by providing the arc-shaped protrusion as long as it is curved by approximately a half circumference. Is pivotally supported. A clip similar to that of the invention of claim 3 can be realized.

As is clear from the above description, the present invention has the following effects.
(1) The invention according to claim 1 is configured such that a shaft portion is provided in a gap between the sandwiching piece and the auxiliary piece so that the lever can be accommodated in the gap only by a rotating operation without sliding. When not in use, the lever is not exposed to the outside except at least a part. is there. When the lever is moved to the opening / closing operation position, the sliding operation is not necessary, and the lever can be moved to the opening / closing operation position only by the rotation operation.

(2) In addition to the effect of the first aspect, the invention according to the second aspect allows the clip to be opened and closed easily and stably since the lever stops at the opening and closing position.

(3) In addition to the effect of claim 2, the invention described in claim 3 is such that when the lever is stored, the lever is strongly pressed in the gap and the stored state is stabilized, and the lever rotates unexpectedly due to an impact or the like. Never go out.

(4) In the invention according to claim 4, even if a part of the lever does not have a curved shape over the entire circumference along the outer periphery of the shaft portion, it can be It is pivotally supported by the part.

It is a perspective view which shows Example 1 of the clip of this invention. In FIG. 1, it is a front view at the time of clip use use. In FIG. 1, it is a front view at the time of lever accommodation. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2. It is sectional drawing in the BB line of FIG. It is a front view at the time of clip use use of Example 2 of the clip of this invention. It is a front view at the time of clip use use of Example 3 of the clip of this invention. In FIG. 7, it is a front view at the time of lever accommodation. It is sectional drawing in the AA line of FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view, FIG. 2 is a front view when the clip is opened and closed, FIG. 3 is a front view when the lever is stored, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are cross-sectional views. The clip body 1 is formed of a plate-like elastic body, and includes a pair of sandwiching pieces 2 and 2, a connecting piece 3 that couples the sandwiching pieces 2 and 2 and biases the pair of sandwiching pieces 2 and 2 between them, Auxiliary pieces 4 and 4 are provided that are folded outward from the leading edge of each holding piece so as to keep the gaps 8 and 8 along the holding pieces.

  Shaft portions 6 and 6 projecting into the gaps are directly formed on the inner surfaces of the pair of sandwiching pieces 2 and 2 by pressing. The centers of the shafts 6 and 6 are arranged nearer to the connecting piece 3 side than the center of the sandwiching pieces 2 and 2 and closer to the left side than the center of the sandwiching pieces 2 and 2. In other words, if the upper direction in FIG. 2 is the north direction, the sandwiched pieces 2 and 2 are disposed at positions shifted in the substantially northwest direction from the center.

The levers 5 and 5 are formed in a substantially elliptical ring body that is longer than the lateral width of the clip body 1. Furthermore, the levers 5 and 5 are partially curved along the entire circumference of each shaft portion 6. Thereby, the levers 5 and 5 for opening and closing the clip main body 1 are pivotally supported on the respective shaft portions 6 so as to be rotatable. Further, on the inner surfaces of the sandwiching pieces 2 and 2, projections 7 and 7 on a line projecting toward the gap side are formed as a rotation restricting means in a shape parallel to the left and right of the straight portion in the gap of the lever 5 at the opening and closing use position. Is formed directly by pressing. That is, it is directly formed by press working in a shape substantially orthogonal to the lever 5 at the time of storage. The width of the gap 8 is formed so as to substantially match the thickness (thickness) of the lever 5.

The clip according to the present invention configured as described above can stably store the levers 5 and 5 in the gaps 8 and 8, can be easily opened and closed, and can be stably rotated.
A specific method of using the clip according to the present invention will be described below.

  To open and close the clip body 1, first, the levers 5 and 5 are rotated to the standing position (open / close use position) shown in FIG. At the time of this rotation, when the levers 5 and 5 get over the one protrusion 7 and reach the position, the levers 5 and 5 are sandwiched between the pair of protrusions 7 and 7 and positioned. Next, when the end portions of the positioned levers 5 and 5 are picked up, the clip main body 1 is opened and closed by the principle of scissors, and the clip main body 1 can be inserted into the document or extracted from the document. At this time, since the levers 5 and 5 are positioned, the levers 5 and 5 can be stably picked up.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the levers 5 and 5 are housed in the gaps 8 and 8 without sliding if the levers 5 and 5 are moved from the upright position to the tilted position rotated approximately 90 degrees clockwise. it can. Each of the stored levers 5 is strongly pressed against the auxiliary piece 4 and the pair of protrusions 7 and 7, so that the stored state is stable, and the levers 5 and 5 are unexpectedly rotated and moved out by an impact or the like. There is no.

    In the use form of the clip according to the present invention, the levers 5 and 5 are normally housed in the gaps 8 and 8, and the levers 5 and 5 are rotated counterclockwise only when the clip body 1 is opened and closed. In this way, the levers 5 and 5 do not get in the way when reading a document, and it is not necessary to frequently operate the levers, which is very convenient. Further, by storing the levers 5 and 5 in the gaps 8 and 8, the levers 5 and 5 are protected from external impacts, and the appearance of the clip is improved in appearance. Furthermore, it is not bulky when the clip itself is stored in a case or the like.

FIG. 6 shows a front view of the second embodiment when the clip is opened and closed. The levers 5 and 5 have a substantially square shape so that a part thereof is in contact with the outer periphery of each shaft portion 6. As a result, the levers 5 and 5 for opening and closing the clip body 1 are pivotally supported by the respective shaft portions 6 so as to be rotatable. That is, the present invention can be carried out even if the levers 5 and 5 are not partially curved along the outer periphery of each shaft portion 6 as in the first embodiment and the third embodiment described below.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the third embodiment when the clip is opened and closed, FIG. 8 is a front view when the lever is stored, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view. A part of the levers 5 and 5 are curved so as to follow the half circumference of the outer periphery of each shaft portion 6. Furthermore, the arc-shaped protrusion 9 is disposed along a part of the curved portion of the lever. As a result, the levers 5 and 5 for opening and closing the clip body 1 are pivotally supported by the respective shaft portions 6 so as to be rotatable.

  The present invention is utilized in the industry for manufacturing clips.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Clip main body 2 Clamping piece 3 Connection piece 4 Auxiliary piece 5 Lever 6 Shaft part 7 Projection (rotation restriction means)
8 Clearance 9 Arc-shaped protrusion

Claims (4)

A pair of clamping pieces (2, 2) formed by bending a plate-like elastic body, a connecting piece (3) for connecting the clamping pieces (2, 2), and each clamping piece (2, 2) Auxiliary pieces (4, 4) that are folded back outwardly from the leading edge along the respective holding pieces with a gap (8, 8), and a pair of levers (5, 5) for opening and closing the holding pieces The gap (8, 8) includes shafts (6, 6) that support the levers (5, 5), and the width of the gap (8, 8) is substantially equal to the thickness of the lever (5, 5). The shaft portion is arranged at a position closer to the connecting piece side from the center of the holding piece and closer to the left side from the holding piece center, or closer to the connecting piece side from the holding piece center and closer to the right side from the holding piece center. Each of the levers is a substantially elliptical ring having a shape that is supported by the shaft part in part, with the center of the shaft part (6, 6) as a fulcrum. 5 and 5) can be moved between a standing position for opening and closing the clamping piece and a tilted position rotated by approximately 90 degrees from the standing position, so that a gap (8, 8) A clip characterized in that each lever (5, 5) exposed to the outside can be accommodated in the gap (8, 8) without sliding. A rotation restricting means (7, 7) for positioning the pair of levers (5, 5) at a position for opening / closing operation is provided in the gap (8, 8). Clip. The rotation restricting means (7, 7) is a ridge (7, 7) so as to intersect the lever (5, 5) when the lever (5, 5) is stored in the gap (8, 8). The clip according to claim 2, wherein the clip is provided. 4. The clip according to claim 3, wherein arc-shaped protrusions (9, 9) are provided for assisting the support of the lever (5, 5) with respect to the shaft (6, 6).

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