JP5593965B2 - Pressure contact structure of cylindrical member - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cylindrical member used for writing instruments, cosmetics, and the like.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a writing instrument that is assembled by inserting a writing body from one side has a structure in which a pipe member and an elastic member are fitted so that the writing body does not rattle back and forth in the axial direction.

  One example is a sleeve (cylindrical member) described in JP-A-9-272293. The following is described. One end of the sleeve (cylindrical member) is clamped by a shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) and the other end is pressed by a writing body. The sleeve (tubular member) is provided with a stretchable part on the outer peripheral surface of the main body, and the error of the total length variation between the parts is absorbed by the stretchable part extending and contracting in the axial direction. The backlash before and after the writing body with respect to the axial direction of the main body is suppressed, and the sleeve (tubular member) itself is also excellent in cushioning properties.

JP-A-9-272293

In the prior art, the sleeve (tubular member) is provided with an expansion / contraction portion, and the expansion / contraction portion is formed by a slit groove or a screw shape, so that the problem of backlash before and after the writing body with respect to the axial direction is solved.
However, when the expansion / contraction part of the sleeve (cylindrical member) expands / contracts when the assembly of the writing body with respect to the shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) is completed or during writing, force concentrates on the expansion / contraction part of the sleeve. At this time, since the slit is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve, the expansion / contraction part of the sleeve falls in the vertical direction with respect to the axis of the main body of the shaft cylinder (tubular member), that is, is bent into a dogleg shape. .
Then, the sleeve (cylindrical member) comes into contact with a part of the cursive body, and there is a problem when the cursive body moves back and forth such as when the cursive body is actuated (when the cursive body moves in and out or when the lead is extended) or when the cursive body is writing. It was out. Fear of occurrence of these problems, assembly workers and users, consciously and visually confirm that the expansion / contraction part of the sleeve (cylindrical member) is not in contact with the main body of the shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) and the cursive body We had to always pay attention to.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and one cylindrical member is formed of a pipe portion and a rib portion, and the rib portion is formed on the outer peripheral surface or the inner peripheral surface of the pipe portion, The gist is that when the end face of the rib portion is brought into pressure contact with the end face of the other tubular member in the axial direction, the rib portion is elastically deformed with respect to the pipe portion.

In the present invention, one tubular member is formed of a pipe portion and a rib portion, the rib portion is formed on the outer peripheral surface or the inner peripheral surface of the pipe portion, and the end surface of the rib portion is aligned with the end surface of the other cylindrical member. Since the rib portion is an elastically deformable portion that is elastically deformed with respect to the pipe portion when pressed in the direction , the tubular member is prevented from bending in the vertical direction as much as possible with respect to the axial direction of the tubular member, The cylindrical member can maintain a substantially straight state.

1 is a perspective view of an entire product of Example 1. FIG. It is a vertical cut side view of FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an entire product of Example 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a pressure contact relationship between a pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 and a rear shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) 2 in FIG. 5. It is the sectional view on the AA line in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 of Example 2. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 of Example 3. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 of Example 4. FIG. It is a vertical cut side view of Example 5. It is a vertical cut side view of Example 6.

The operation will be described. One cylindrical member is made of a pipe part and a rib part, the rib part is formed on the outer peripheral surface or the inner peripheral surface of the pipe part, the rib part is an elastic deformation part with respect to the pipe part, Since the rib portion and the other cylindrical member are pressed in the axial direction, the pressure contact state of the cylindrical member is maintained by the elasticity of the rib portion. And the pipe part has no slits or grooves, and the force applied to the tubular member is evenly applied to the entire pipe part, and the force is distributed by the rib part receiving the force, so the tubular member The tubular member is prevented from bending in the vertical direction as much as possible with respect to the axial direction, and the tubular member can be maintained in a substantially straight state.
For example, in a writing instrument, a cylindrical member is arranged inside a shaft cylinder (cylindrical member), and a writing body is arranged inside the cylindrical member so that the cylindrical member is a shaft cylinder (cylindrical member). In addition, it is conceivable to press and clamp with cursive letters. At this time, the back-and-forth of the cursive body can be suppressed by the elasticity of the rib portion formed on one cylindrical member. And since there are no slits or grooves in the pipe part, the force at the time of writing or operating is applied evenly to the entire cylindrical member, and the cylindrical member is prevented from bending in the vertical direction with respect to the axial direction of the cylindrical member as much as possible. Thus, the cylindrical member can maintain a substantially straight state. For this reason, since a cylindrical member does not contact a part of cursive body, there is no possibility that trouble may arise at the time of an operation or writing.

A first example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Example 1 is an example of a mechanical pencil that is assembled by inserting a writing body from the rear end side of a shaft cylinder (tubular member). In the first embodiment, the shaft cylinder includes a front shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) 1 and a rear shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) 2. The front shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) 1 is a two-color molding shaft, which is a hard molding material 1a and a soft material (elastomer resin or soft material) molded on the outer periphery of the primary molding shaft 1a. Acrylic resin or the like) is formed from a secondary molding grip 1b, which is integrally formed by welding when molding. A part of the secondary molding grip 1b is extended toward the rear part of the primary molding shaft 1a (extension part 1c). That is, the extended portion can come into contact with the crotch portion formed by the index finger and the thumb. It has an anti-slip effect when writing, and makes the writing good.
Here, the cursive body in Example 1 will be described in detail. A front member 3 is arranged in front of the axial direction of the front tube (tubular member) 1. The front member 3 is fixed to the front shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) 1 by lightly press-fitting a step portion 3a of the front member 3 into a tip inner diameter portion of the front shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) 1. Yes. Further, a detent 4 is fixed to the inner diameter portion of the tip member 3 by light press-fitting. An intermediate shaft set 5 is disposed behind the front member 3, and a rear end surface 3 b of the front member 3 is in contact with a front end surface 6 a of the core 6 of the intermediate shaft set 5. The middle shaft set 5 will be briefly described. A core tank 8 that houses a plurality of cores 7 is disposed in the primary molding shaft 1 a so as to be movable back and forth. A relay member 9 is press-fitted and fixed to the core tank 8 at the front end of the core tank 8. ing. A core 6 is arranged in front of the intermediate member 9, and a chuck body 10 for holding and releasing the core 7 is positioned in front of the core 6. The chuck body 10 is press-fitted and fixed to the intermediate member 9, and a chuck ring 11 that opens and closes the chuck body 10 surrounds the front outer periphery of the chuck body 10. Reference numeral 12 denotes an elastic member such as a coil spring that urges the chuck body 10 and the core tank 8 backward.
The rear barrel (cylindrical member) 2 is screwed to the rear end portion of the front barrel (cylindrical member) 1, and the front barrel (cylindrical member) 1 has an inside. A pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 is disposed. While the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 includes the core tank 8, the pipe portion 13d of the front end surface 13a of the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 and the rear end surface 6b of the core 6 are brought into contact with each other. The rib 13c of the rear end surface 13b of the pipe member (tubular member) 13 and the end surface 2a of the rear shaft tube (tubular member) 2 are in contact with each other. That is, the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 is fixed to the middle shaft set 5 and the rear shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) 2 so as not to move forward and backward. Thereby, the middle shaft set 5 has a structure in which backlash does not occur in the front-rear direction with respect to the axial direction and does not come out rearward. An eraser receiver 14 is fitted behind the core tank 8, and an eraser 15 is detachably attached to the rear interior of the eraser receiver 14. Further, a knock 16 is detachably fitted to the eraser receiver 14 so as to enclose the eraser 15 in the rear. The lead 7 is fed out by a feeding operation that presses the knock 16 downward. A clip 17 is formed integrally with the rear barrel (tubular member) 2.

The pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 will be described in detail. The pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 is made of PP resin and includes the core tank 8, but the pipe member (cylindrical member). A space is formed between 13 and the lead tank 8 so as not to contact the lead tank 8. And it becomes the structure by which the cylindrical pipe part 13d and the said rib part 13c formed on the outer peripheral surface of the pipe part 13d are arrange | positioned. The rib portions 13c are formed as elastically deformable portions with respect to the pipe portion 13d, and are formed at four positions at equal intervals on the outer peripheral surface (radial direction) of the pipe portion 13d. At the time of assembly, the front end surface 13a of the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 and the rear end surface 6b of the core 6 are in contact with and pressed against each other, and the rib portion 13c of the rear end surface 13b of the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 is used. And the end face 2a of the rear barrel (tubular member) 2 are in contact with and pressed against each other. FIG. 6 is a two-dot chain line showing how the end surface 2a of the rear barrel (cylindrical member) 2 is in pressure contact with the rib portion 13c of the rear end surface 13b of the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13. It is a thing. A region surrounded by a two-dot chain line corresponds to the end surface 2 a of the rear shaft cylinder (tubular member) 2. In this example, about 65% of the end surface 2a of the rear barrel (tubular member) 2 is brought into contact with the rib portion 13c. This contact ratio is not limited to 65%, and can be appropriately selected depending on the value of the force to be pressed and other components to be combined. Here, the overall length of the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 is set slightly longer than the length between the rear end surface 6 b of the core 6 and the end surface 2 a of the rear shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) 2. The reason is that by using the elastic deformation of the resin by the rib portion 13c, the back and forth of the middle shaft set 5 is suppressed, and the load at the time of writing and the core feeding operation is received by the rib portion 13c. Yes. In this example, the total length of the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 is 0.05 mm from the length between the rear end surface 6 b of the core 6 and the end surface 2 a of the rear barrel (cylindrical member) 2. Increased by ~ 0.50 mm.
In other words, when the writing body is pressed in the axial direction of the axial tube main body during writing or the lead-out operation of the core, in the prior art, the force is concentrated on the expansion / contraction portion of the sleeve, and the expansion / contraction portion of the sleeve is Since it fell in the vertical direction with respect to the axis line, that is, bent into a square shape, it was in contact with a part of the cursive body (core feeding mechanism), causing problems during operation and writing. However, in the first embodiment, since the pipe portion 13d corresponding to the sleeve of the prior art has no slits or grooves, deformation in the vertical direction with respect to the axial direction is prevented as much as possible, and the pipe portion 13d maintains a substantially straight state. I can do it. In addition, since the load is evenly applied to the rib portion 13c, the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 does not come into contact with a part of the writing body (core feeding mechanism), so that there is no trouble in operation or writing.

Here, various means for making the rib portion 13c of the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 an elastic deformation portion with respect to the pipe portion 13d will be described.
First, there is means for making the thickness T1 of the rib portion 13c of the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 thinner than the thickness T2 of the pipe portion 13d.
Second, there is means for reducing the cross sectional area of the rib portion 13c of the pipe member (tubular member) 13 to be smaller than the cross sectional area of the pipe portion 13d.
Thirdly, there is means for making the rib portion 13c of the pipe member (tubular member) 13 harder than the hardness of the pipe portion 13d and forming them by two-color molding or multiple molding. Alternatively, there is a means in which the rib portion 13c and the pipe portion 13d are configured as separate members and fixed by means such as adhesion.

  Consider a case where the rib portion 13c is not arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the pipe portion 13d as in the present embodiment, that is, only the pipe portion 13d. At this time, the total length of the pipe portion 13d is slightly increased in order to suppress the back-and-forth of the center shaft set 5, so that the rear shaft cylinder (tubular member) 2 is formed on the rear end surface 13b of the pipe member (tubular member) 13. Since the end surface 2a is strongly contacted and pressed, the pipe portion 13d bends in the vertical direction with respect to the axial direction of the shaft cylinder body, and comes into contact with a part of the writing body (feeding mechanism), during operation and writing. There is a risk of trouble.

  A plurality of rib portions 1 d are formed on the front inner peripheral surface of the front shaft cylinder (tubular member) 1. The rib portion 13c of the pipe member 13 is disposed between the rib portion 1d formed on the front shaft cylinder (tubular member) 1 and the rib portion 1d (FIG. 7). Thereby, the pipe member 13 is prevented from rotating with respect to the front shaft cylinder (tubular member) 1.

In this embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the rib portion 13c of the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 is a rectangle as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, but this is because the rib portion is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the shaft tube. It can be applied to any kind of writing instrument because it can handle shafts with complex shapes. Various modifications of the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 will be described with reference to FIGS. The triangle (Example 2) and semicircular (Example 3) in FIGS. 8 and 9 have a small cross-sectional area of the rib part and the rib part is easily deformed, so that the pressure at the time of writing or feeding operation (during knocking) is reduced. Suitable for low notebook writing instruments. Furthermore, the trapezoid of FIG. 10 (Example 4) has a large cross-sectional area of the rib portion and the rib portion is not easily deformed. Therefore, the trapezoid is suitable for a high-grade writing instrument that uses a heavy weight of a writing instrument or uses many metal parts such as a metal shaft. However, it is not limited to this, The shape of a rib part can be selected suitably.
In the first embodiment, four rib portions 13c are formed at equal intervals on the outer peripheral surface (radial direction) of the pipe portion 13d, but the number thereof can be selected as appropriate. By forming the rib portions at equal intervals in the radial direction of the pipe portion in this way, the rib portions can receive the pressure contact force evenly. In addition, the rib portion 13c is not limited to the outer peripheral surface of the pipe portion 13d, and may be formed on the inner peripheral surface. If it is arranged on the inner peripheral surface, the shaft diameter can be reduced, so it may be used for a writing instrument for notebooks, and the same effect as in the case of forming a rib portion on the outer peripheral surface can be obtained.
Further, in the first embodiment, the primary molding shaft 1a and the rear shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) 2 of the front shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) 1 and the clip 17 are made of a hard material PC resin, pipe member (cylindrical shape). The member 13 is formed of PP resin, but the pipe member may be PE resin or the like as long as it has a lower hardness than the material of the shaft tube and the clip, and can be appropriately selected by combining them. On the other hand, when a shaft using a transparent resin is used, the pipe member (tubular member) 13 may be colored for the purpose of improving the appearance. It may be a thing or a pattern. Of course, a normal pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 which does not color may be used.

Moreover, in Example 1, the rib part 13c formed in the outer peripheral surface of the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 was continuously formed from one end part of the pipe member 13 to the other end part. The rib part should just be formed in the edge part. Further, the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 does not have to be an end portion of the outer peripheral surface or inner peripheral surface of the pipe member (cylindrical member). The rib part 13c should just be formed in the outer peripheral surface or inner peripheral surface of (member) 13.
In addition, in Example 1, the pressure contact between the rib portion of the pipe member (cylindrical member) and the rear shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) was performed only behind (one side) the pipe member (cylindrical member). However, you may perform the press-contact of this rib part and a cylindrical member in front of a pipe member (cylindrical member). Moreover, you may perform the press-contact of a rib part and a cylindrical member not only in one side of a pipe member but in two places of the front and back of a pipe member (tubular member). In this case, it is particularly suitable when the pressure contact force applied to the pipe member (cylindrical member) is set high. When the pressure contact structure between the rib portion and the cylindrical member is performed on the front and rear sides of the cylindrical member, the rib portion is elastically deformed on the front and rear sides, so that the elasticity of the rib portion can be further utilized.

A fifth example (Example 5) will be described with reference to FIG. This example is a modification in which the manner of press contact between the rear barrel (cylindrical member) 2 and the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 in the first embodiment is changed. Hereinafter, the relevant part will be described in detail.
The rear barrel (tubular member) 2 is composed of a pipe portion 2b and a rib portion 2c. The rib 2 c is formed in front of the inner peripheral surface of the rear shaft cylinder (tubular member) 2. And the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 was made into the cylindrical member which consists only of the pipe part 13d. The outer diameter of the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 is smaller than the inner diameter of the rear shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) 2. Accordingly, the rib portion 2c of the rear shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) 2 and the rear end surface 13b of the pipe portion 13d of the pipe member (cylindrical member) 13 are brought into pressure contact with each other. Also in this example, the rib portion 2 c is formed as an elastically deformable portion with respect to the pipe portion 2 b of the rear shaft cylinder (tubular member) 2. The means for using the rib portion 2c as an elastically deformable portion is the same means as in the first embodiment.
By setting it as such a structure, also in Example 5, since the rib part 2c of the rear-axis | shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) 2 deform | transforms with the elasticity, the back-and-forth backlash of a writing body can be suppressed. At this time, the rear shaft cylinder (tubular member) 2 is more effective if the hardness of the material is lower than that of the pipe member (tubular member) 13. And since there is no slit or groove in the pipe part 2b, the force at the time of writing or operation is evenly applied to the whole pipe part 2b, and the pipe part 2b of the rear barrel (tubular member) 2 is perpendicular to the axial direction. Curvature in the direction is prevented as much as possible, and the pipe portion 2b can maintain a substantially straight state. The rear barrel (tubular member) 2 and the eraser receiver 14 do not come into contact with each other. Therefore, there is no possibility that the cursive feeding operation will be hindered.

A sixth example (Example 6) will be described with reference to FIG. Also in this example, the shaft cylinder is composed of a front shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) 18 and a rear shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) 19. Inside the front cylinder (cylindrical member) 18, a ballpoint pen (writing body) 20 filled with ink such as red or blue is disposed so as to move back and forth. In addition, a taper slide 21 is also disposed inside the front shaft cylinder (tubular member) 18 so as to be movable back and forth, and surrounds an intermediate portion of the ballpoint pen body (writing body) 20. An inclined cam surface 21a is formed on the front and back of the taper slide 21, and the knock button 22 is in contact therewith. Further, an in / out mechanism such as a debit cam mechanism 23 is disposed in front of the taper slide 21. The debit cam mechanism 23 includes a slider 24 and a rotor 25 meshed in front of the slider 24. The front end surface of the rotor 25 is in contact with a bulging portion 20 a formed in front of the ballpoint pen body (writing body) 20. In front of the bulging portion 20a, an elastic member 26 such as a coil spring that biases the ball-point pen body (writing body) 20 or the like backward is disposed.
The pipe member (cylindrical member) 27 contains the ball-point pen body (writing body) 20, but does not contact the ball-point pen body (writing body) 20, and the cylindrical pipe portion 27a and the outer periphery of the pipe portion 27a The rib portion 27b formed on the surface is arranged. Also in this example, the rib portion 27b is formed as an elastic deformation portion with respect to the pipe portion 27a. Means for using the rib portion 27b as an elastically deformable portion is the same means as in the first embodiment. At the time of assembly, both the pipe portion 27a and the rib portion 27b of the front end surface 27c of the pipe member (tubular member) 27 are in contact with the end surface 21b of the taper slide 21, and the rear end surface of the pipe member (tubular member) 27 The rib portion 27b of 27d and the end surface 19a of the rear barrel (tubular member) 19 are in contact with each other. A clip 28 is integrally formed on the rear shaft cylinder (tubular member) 19.
Also in this example, the rib portion 27b of the rear end surface 27d of the pipe member (tubular member) 27 is deformed by its elasticity. And since there is no slit or groove in the pipe part 27a, the force at the time of writing or operation is applied equally to the entire pipe part 27a, and the pipe part 27a is bent in the vertical direction with respect to the axial direction of the pipe part 27a. Is prevented as much as possible, and the pipe portion 13d can be maintained in a substantially straight state. And a pipe member (cylindrical member) and a part of cursive body do not contact. Therefore, there is no risk of trouble during the operation of the cursive body or during writing. In this example, the area where the pipe member 27a and the rib portion 27b are in pressure contact with the end surface 21b of the taper slide 21 is increased and stabilized in front of the pipe member 27 (tubular member). (Shaped member) 27 and ballpoint pen body (writing body) 20 are more coaxial. The reason for this is that the pipe member (cylindrical member) 27 is attached to the ball-point pen body (writing body) 20 so as not to be affected by sliding failure due to uneven thickness of the front shaft cylinder (cylindrical member) 1 or shaft bending due to the window hole. It serves to protect.

1 Front shaft cylinder (tubular member)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1a Primary shaping | molding axis | shaft 1b Secondary shaping | molding grip 1c Extension part 1d Rib part 2 Back axis | shaft cylinder (tubular member)
2a end face 2b pipe part 2c rib part 3 leading member 3a step part 3b rear end face 4 detent 5 center shaft set 6 core 6a front end face 6b rear end face 7 core 8 core tank 9 relay member 10 chuck body 11 chuck ring 12 elastic member 13 Pipe member (tubular member)
13a Front end surface 13b Rear end surface 13c Rib portion 13d Pipe portion 14 Eraser receiver 15 Eraser 16 Knock 17 Clip 18 Front shaft cylinder (tubular member)
19 Rear shaft cylinder (tubular member)
19a End face 20 Ballpoint pen (cursive)
20a bulging portion 21 taper slide 21a cam surface 21b end surface 22 knock button 23 debit cam mechanism 24 slider 25 rotor 26 repellent member 27 pipe member (cylindrical member)
27a Pipe portion 27b Rib portion 27c Front end surface 27d Rear end surface 28 Clip T1 Wall thickness T2 Wall thickness

Claims (3)

One cylindrical member is made up of a pipe portion and a rib portion, the rib portion is formed on the outer peripheral surface or the inner peripheral surface of the pipe portion, and the end surface of the rib portion is pressed against the other cylindrical member end surface in the axial direction. A tubular member press-contact structure , wherein the rib portion is an elastically deformable portion that is elastically deformed with respect to the pipe portion. The pressure contact structure of the cylindrical member according to claim 1, wherein the rib portion of the one cylindrical member is formed at an end portion of a pipe portion of the one cylindrical member. The pressure contact structure of the cylindrical member according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of rib portions of the one cylindrical member are provided at equal intervals in a radial direction of a pipe portion of the one cylindrical member.

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