JP6513490B2 - Tape measure mounting structure of a holder engaging part attached to a tape measure holder and a tape mounting method of the holder engaging part - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a tape measure holder capable of engaging and holding a portable tape measure with a holder main body attached to a waist belt of clothes, and more specifically, a tape measure mounting portion structure of a holder engaging component attached to the tape measure holder. The present invention relates to a method for attaching the holder engaging component to a tape.

  Heretofore, many people who carry the tape measure often use a tape holder so that the tape measure may not be held in the hand of a hand or in a pocket of clothes, and the tape holder is the waist belt of the clothes. A holder engaging component attached to the belt clip, a holder engaging component attached to the belt clip portion of the tape and capable of engaging with the engaging component of the holder main body, and a thickness (strength of the screw fixing portion of the holder engaging component In order to require it, it is composed of a fixing screw (several types attached to correspond to the type of the tape measure) corresponding to the thickness of about 3 mm).

  And the attachment to the tape clip attachment part of the tape of the above-mentioned holder engaging part removes the belt clip attached with the fixing screw to the tape case, and uses the fixing screw attached to the tape holder at this part. The parts are to be attached. In addition, since the thickness of the belt clip of each company (manufacturer) is about 0.5 mm as a standard, therefore, the fixing screw of the belt clip uses a screw corresponding to the thickness of the belt clip. Requires a fixing screw which is longer than the screw corresponding to the thickness of the belt clip.

  FIG. 6 is a view showing a conventional method for fixing a holder engaging part, wherein FIG. 6 (a) is a perspective view of the holder engaging part and FIG. 6 (b) is a holder engaging part The top view of (c) in FIG. 6 shows the holder engaging part when attached to the tape case. In the fixing screw insertion hole 11 shown in FIG. 6 (a), a portion which can not be seen so that the shape of the fixing screw insertion hole 11 can be seen is indicated by a broken line. The holder engaging part 11 in FIG.6 (c) figure is an end elevation when it cut | disconnects by the EE line in the (b) figure in FIG. The reference numeral 10 in the figure is a holder engaging part, 11 is a fixing screw insertion hole, 12 is a fixing screw, 13 is a belt clip attachment portion of the tape case, and 14 is a support for the rotating drum screwed with a female screw. By means of the shaft, the holder engagement part 10 is attached by means of a fixing screw 11 to the belt clip attachment 13 of the tape case.

  However, the above-mentioned tape holder is basically an in-house product that conforms to the specifications of its tape measure, that is, it corresponds to the specifications (screw shape / screw length / screw thread etc.) of the fixing screw of the belt clip. However, although it can not be used for the tape measure of other companies with different specifications of the fixing screw of the belt clip, sometimes it is a tape measure of the size that can be applied to the tape holder without knowing that the tape holder is a dedicated item. It was purchased because the diameter of the fixing screw of the belt clip was also the same, and it might be used for the tape measure of other companies.

  And, if the above-mentioned tape holder is used for another company's tape measure, that is, if the holder engaging part is attached to another company's tape case by the attached fixing screw, it may seem that it can be attached apparently. When the hook of the screw thread screwed into the screw hole is shallow, etc., the screwing of the fixing screw may come off due to vibration or impact due to use, and the holder engaging part may be detached from the tape case and the tape may drop. was there. In addition, there was a possibility that it might lead to a very serious accident, when a tape measure falls from a high place.

  In addition, when the holder engaging part is attached to the tape measure case of another company by forcibly screwing the fixing screw with force, etc., the tape case, the internal mechanism and the shaft on which the rotary drum is supported are damaged. Could cause a failure.

  By the way, apart from the above-mentioned problems, there is also a demand from the user for the tape holder to be able to be firmly attached to the tape measure of another company, and in order to solve this, the belt clip used by the tape measure of each company The solution can be achieved by attaching a fixing screw that conforms to the specifications of the screw for fixing, but it is obvious that this method is a solution that is practically impossible, so the tape holder is the tape measure of another company. It did not correspond to

JP, 2005-16996, A

  The object of the present invention is that the holder engaging part attached to the tape holder can be firmly attached to the belt clip attaching portion of the tape case by using the fixing screw for attaching the belt clip provided to the tape. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a tape attachment structure of a holder engaging part and a tape attaching method of the holder engaging part.

  In order to solve the problems described above, the tape attachment portion structure of the holder engaging part attached to the tape measure holder according to the present invention is a tape attachment part structure of the holder engaging part attached to the tape measure holder, The fitting part is composed of a main body and a fixing bracket, and the main body is provided with an engagement through hole having an engaging portion penetrating to the side of the tape measure case mounting surface, and the fixing bracket has a through hole A case contact portion, a rising portion and an arm portion are provided, and the fixing bracket can be set in the vicinity of the opening of the engagement through hole facing the mounting surface of the tape measure case. When the contact portion is appropriately fixed to the tape case, the engaging portion of the main body can be pressed by the arm portion of the fixing bracket.

  Further, the engagement through hole of the main body is provided with a small diameter through hole on the side of the measuring case mounting surface, and a large diameter through hole is provided following the small diameter through hole, and the large diameter through hole with the small diameter through hole A boundary of the diameter through hole is a step, and the step is an engaging portion.

  Further, at least the case abutting portion of the fixing bracket is set to have a thickness within a range of 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm.

  Further, the connection angle between the rising portion and the arm portion of the fixing bracket is set to an acute angle.

  The form of the engaging portion may be any shape as long as the arm portion (whole or tip end) of the fixing bracket can be firmly engaged.

  Also, even when the engaging portion, which is the engaging portion, for example, is a recess located on the outside of the engaging through hole, the inside of the engaging portion and the inside of the engaging through hole are connected on the inner side of the main body surface. In this embodiment, the engaging portion is understood to be in the engaging through hole.

  The holder engaging part is appropriately shaped and sized according to the form of the tape holder, and the material is also formed of a material such as synthetic resin or metal. Further, the fixing bracket is also appropriately shaped and sized in accordance with the shape of the stepped through hole or the like in which the fixing bracket is set. In addition, since the material is required to have strength, it is preferable to use a metal excellent in fracture resistance or a metal subjected to a fracture resistance treatment.

  In addition, when setting the connection angle between the rising portion of the fixing bracket and the arm to an acute angle, the fixing bracket is set in the stepped through hole of the main body by setting the connection angle to a direction slightly acute from 90 degrees. When doing so, the arm portion abuts on the stepped portion in the stepped through hole, and the case contact portion of the fixing bracket is positioned inwardly of the stepped through hole than the opening surface of the stepped through hole. When the case contact portion is fixed (screwed) to the tape case from this state, stress is accumulated in the arm as the case contact portion approaches the surface of the tape case, and the case contact When the surface is in contact with and fixed to the tape case, the stress can be used as a force for the arm to press the step more strongly.

  In the tape measure mounting method of the holder engaging part attached to the tape measure holder according to the present invention, the holder engaging part is composed of a main body and a fixing bracket, and the main body has a step which penetrates to the side of the tape measure case mounting surface. A through-hole for engagement provided with a ring-shaped portion is formed, and a case contact portion provided with a through-hole fixed to the measuring case mounting surface, a rising portion, and an arm portion are formed in the fixing bracket. When attaching a fitting part to a tape measure, first, insert the fixing bracket into the engaging through hole of the main body from the case contact side, and set the arm to engage with the stepped part of the main body, and then The fixing screw for attaching the belt clip, which has already been removed from the tape, is inserted into the through hole of the case contact portion from the side of the screw leg and screwed into the screw hole into which the fixing screw was screwed. It is characterized in that the main body is pressed and fixed by fitting and fixing brackets.

  According to the tape attachment portion structure of the holder engaging part attached to the tape holder of the present invention, it can be easily attached to the belt clip attachment portion of a tape measure case of another company which could not be attached conventionally. Also in this installation, the holder engaging parts can be attached with genuine screws (screws for fixing the belt clip) used by other companies, so the holder engaging parts should be firmly fixed to the belt clip mounting portion of the tape case. Can.

  Further, according to the measuring method of the holder engaging part attached to the tape holder, the fixing bracket is set in the engaging through hole of the holder engaging part, and then the screw is passed through the through hole of the fixing Since the fixing bracket is a method of pressing the holder engaging part and fixing it to the tape case by screwing it into the screw hole for mounting and securing it properly, the user can easily attach it and fix it securely to the tape case Can. This can also reduce the occurrence of secondary disasters due to installation to a level equal to zero.

  And since this holder engagement part can use the fixing screw of the belt clip with which the tape measure is provided as it is as the fixing screw of the holder engaging part, several kinds of fixing screws that were attached when the tape holder is exclusive for the company are also necessary. Instead, it is possible to reduce the purchase cost incurred for purchasing the attached fixing screw. In addition, since it is not necessary to attach the fixing screw, the burden on the operator can be reduced.

  Furthermore, when corresponding to a tape measure using a fixing screw having a screw diameter different from the diameter of the fixing screw of a belt clip generally used, only the fixing bracket which is a component of the holder engaging part is changed (fixed screw Change the diameter of the through hole). Further, the structure of the present invention is very versatile because it can be sufficiently coped with by preparing the fixing bracket separately.

The perspective view which shows an example of the holder engaging component which concerns on this invention. The top view of a holder engagement component and a fixing bracket. The AA end surface figure in FIG. 2 of a holder engaging part and a fixing bracket. The figure which showed the attachment process to the tape measure of a holder engagement component. The figure which showed the use condition of the tape measure holder. The figure which showed the fixing method of the conventional holder engaging part.

  The structure of the tape attachment portion of the holder engaging part attached to the tape holder according to the present invention will be described below based on a specific example shown in the attached drawings. In addition, a fixing bracket is attached to the holder engaging part as a component.

  The tape measure mounting portion structure of the holder engaging part 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. When the reference numeral 1 is a holder engaging part and the reference numeral 1a is a case contact surface attached to the tape case, the reference numeral 1b engages the holder engaging part 1 with the tape holder 7 (see FIG. 5), It is an insertion path contact surface which touches the road surface of insertion path 7a (refer to Drawing 5) of tape measure holder 7. Reference numeral 2 is a fixing bracket.

  The holder engaging component 1 is formed with an engaging through hole 4, and the engaging through hole 4 is formed on the case contact surface 1a attached to the tape case (see (c) in FIG. 4). A through hole 4a is formed, and a through hole 4b is formed on the surface of the tape holder 7 facing the insertion road surface 7a (see FIG. 5). The through hole 4b is a through hole for inserting the fixing fitting 2 therein. It is also. And the site | part of the code | symbol 4c is the step-like part (step) which is an engaging part. In addition, the part through which the through hole 4 for engagement can not be seen so that the shape of this through hole 4 for engagement may be known is represented with the broken line.

  The fixing bracket 2 is set in the through hole 4 a, and the fixing bracket 2 can be positioned in the opening of the through hole 4 a of the engaging through hole 4 in the holder engaging component 1. A case contact portion 2b provided with a through hole 2a through which a screw leg of a screw for fixing the belt clip removed from the tape measure to be attached can pass, a rising portion 2c having substantially the same length as the length of the through hole 4a; When the fixing fitting 2 is set in the through hole 4a, the fixing fitting 2 is composed of an arm 2d having a length which is hung on the stepped portion 4c. The dimensions of each part of the fixing bracket 2 may be appropriately determined according to the form of the holder engaging component.

  In addition, as an example of suitable dimensions of each part of the attached fixing bracket 2 adapted to the form of the holder engaging part 1 shown in the present embodiment, the case contact portion 2b corresponds to the opening dimension of the through hole 4a. At the same time, it is desirable to increase the surface area as much as possible and to increase the contact area with the case surface of the tape case. Further, the rising portion 2c following the case contact portion 2b is appropriately longer than the length of the through hole 4a, and the angle of the connecting portion 2e with the arm portion 2d following the rising portion 2c is made an appropriate acute angle. When 2d presses the stepped portion 4c surface, it is desirable that the arm portion 2d has a pressing effect like a spring washer so that the stepped portion 4c surface can be firmly pressed.

  Then, a method of attaching the holder engaging component, which is a component of the tape holder, to the tape (the belt clip attaching portion of the tape case) will be described with reference to FIG. First, although not shown, the fixing screw attaching the belt clip is removed from the tape measure for attaching the holder engaging part 1, and the belt clip is removed from the tape case (tape case 5). Next, as shown in FIG. 4A, the fixing fitting 2 is inserted into the through hole 4a of the engaging through hole 4 of the holder engaging component 1 from the case contact portion 2b side. Then, as shown in FIG. 4B, the end of the arm 2d is in contact with the surface of the stepped portion 4c and the case contact portion 2b of the fixing bracket 2 is set in the through hole 4a. In the present embodiment, a support for supporting the rotating drum is inserted into the hole 2a through the screw fixing screw 3 for fixing the belt clip previously removed from the screw leg 3a side and through the through hole 5a of the tape case 5 Screw and tighten screw holes 6 a formed in the shaft 6. Thereby, as shown to (c) figure in FIG. 4, the holder engagement component 1 is fixed to the belt clip part 5b of the tape measure case 5. As shown in FIG.

  The holder engaging part 1 which is a component of the tape holder, as described above, is attached to the belt clip portion 5b of the tape case 5 by the fixing screw (fixing screw 3) via the attached fixing bracket 2 Since it is configured to be fixed to the portion 5b, the fixing screw for fixing the case contact surface portion 2b of the fixing bracket 2 which is set to substantially the same thickness as the belt clip provided on the tape The fixing screw (fixing screw 3) to which the belt clip was attached can be used.

  FIG. 5 is a view showing a use state of the tape measure holder, and FIG. 5A shows a state in which the tape measure (tape case 5) is engaged with the tape measure holder 7. As shown in FIG. (B) in FIG. 5 shows a state in which the holder engaging part 1 is attached to the tape case 5. (C) in FIG. 5 shows the tape measure holder 7, where the reference numeral 7a indicates the insertion path of the holder engaging part 1, the reference numeral 7b indicates the lock piece for preventing the holder engaging part 1 from coming off, and the reference numeral 7 c is a lever for releasing the lock of the holder engaging part 1. When the tape measure (tape case 5) is taken out of the tape holder, the lever 7c is operated to unlock the holder engaging part 1 by the lock piece 7b, and the tape measure (tape case 5) is inserted into the insertion path 7a. You can get it from

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Holder engaging part 1a ... Case contact surface 1b ... Insertion path contact surface 2 ... Fixing bracket 2a ... Through hole 2b ... Case contact part 2c ... Rising part 2d ... Arm part 2e ... Connection part 3 ... Fixing screw 3a ... Screw legs 4 ... engaging through holes 4a ... through holes 4b ... through holes 4c ... stepped portions 5 ... tape case 5a ... through holes 5b ... belt clip portions 6 ... support shafts 6a ... screw holes 7 ... tape measure holder 7a ... insertion Path 7b ... Lock 7c ... Lever 10 ... Holder engagement part 11 ... Fixing screw insertion hole 12 ... Fixing screw 13 ... Belt clip mounting part 14 ... Support shaft

Claims (5)

  A measuring attachment structure of a holder engaging part attached to a measuring tape holder, wherein the holder engaging part comprises a main body and a fixing bracket, and in the main body, an engaging part penetrating to the side of the measuring case mounting surface A through hole for engagement is provided, and the fixing bracket is provided with a case contact portion having a through hole, a rising portion, and an arm portion, and the fixing bracket is provided with the through hole for engagement It can be set in the vicinity of the opening facing the mounting surface of the tape case, and when the case contact part of the fastener is properly fixed to the tape case, the engaging part of the main body can be pressed by the arm of the fastener. A tape attachment structure of a holder engaging part attached to a tape holder characterized in that   The engagement through hole of the main body is provided with a small diameter through hole on the side of the measuring case mounting surface, and a large diameter through hole is provided following the small diameter through hole, and the above small diameter through hole and large diameter 2. A measuring attachment structure of a holder engaging part attached to a measuring tape holder according to claim 1, wherein a boundary of the through hole is a step, and the step is an engaging portion.   The holder engaging part attached to the tape measure holder according to claim 1, wherein at least a case contact portion of the fixing bracket is set to have a thickness within a range of 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm. Tape measure attachment structure.   2. A measuring attachment portion structure of a holder engaging part attached to a measuring tape holder according to claim 1, wherein a connection angle between the rising portion and the arm portion of the fixing bracket is set at an acute angle.   A measuring method for attaching a holder engaging part attached to a measuring tape holder, the holder engaging part comprising a main body and a fixing bracket, wherein the main body has an engaging portion which is penetrated to the side of the measuring case mounting surface. A holder contact part is formed with a case contact part provided with a through hole for fixing to the measuring case mounting surface, a rising part, and an arm part, in the above-mentioned fixing bracket. When attaching the tape to the tape measure, first, insert the fixing bracket into the engaging through hole of the main body from the case contact side, engage the arm with the engaging part of the main body, and then set the above. Pass a fixing screw for attachment of the belt clip already removed from the tape into the through hole of the case contact part from the side of the screw leg and screw it into the screw hole into which the fixing screw has been screwed. Tape measure holing characterized in that the main body is pressed and fixed by a fixing bracket Measuring tape Mounting of the holder engaging part that comes in.

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