JPH0432300Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a file, and more particularly, to a file for storing, for example, a mount containing business cards.

(Prior Art) In general, this type of file has a U-shaped cover body consisting of a front cover, a back cover, and a spine connecting these two covers, and a binding tool that holds a mount etc. is attached to the cover body. The binding device is formed separately, the back side of the binding device is superimposed on the inside surface of the spine, and the binding device is riveted to the spine.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) By the way, in the above file, since the binding tool is only riveted to the inner surface of the spine,
The overlapping portions of the binding tool and the spine cover where no rivets are driven are merely in contact, and therefore the binding tool and the spine cover are not yet sufficiently fixed.

Therefore, for example, if a file is lifted by holding only the cover body while holding a large number of mounts in the binding tool, the weight of the mounts will concentrate on the area where the rivets are driven, and the back It is also possible that the cover may be damaged.

This invention was developed in view of the above circumstances.
The purpose is to provide a file that can firmly fix the binding tool to the spine of the cover body, increase the rigidity of the spine, and yet allow the cover body to be fully opened and closed easily. It is in.

(Means for Solving the Problems) Accordingly, the present invention has a narrower width than the spine 31 connected to the cover main body 3 via a fold, and is disposed along the inner surface of the spine 31, and is arranged along the inner surface of the spine 31. A binding main body 4 having an inner facing surface 40 that contacts, and the spine 31
a clamping body 5 having an outer facing surface 50 that is disposed along the outer surface of and in contact with the outer surface; and a hinge part 6 that connects the clamping body 5 at one end in the length direction of the binding tool main body 4. The binding tool 2 is formed by sandwiching the back cover 31 between the inner facing surface 40 of the binding tool main body 4 and the outer facing surface 50 of the clamping body 5, and the binding tool main body is attached to the back cover 31. 4 and the clamping body 5 are formed, and the binding main body 4 and the clamping body 5 are connected through this through hole 34.
are combined by sandwiching the spine 31, and the binding tool 2 is fixed to the spine 31.

(Function) According to the present invention, the inner facing surface 4 of the binding tool main body 4
0 and the outer facing surface 50 of the clamping body 5, the spine 3
1, the binding tool body 4 and the clamping body 5 are connected through the through hole 34 provided in the cover 31, and the binding tool 2 is assembled to the spine cover 31. Sufficient fixing strength of the binding tool 2 to the spine cover 31 can be obtained, and since the spine cover 31 is made up of three layers, the rigidity of the spine cover 31 is also increased.

Further, when opening and closing the cover body 3 connected to the spine 31 through the fold, the opening and closing operations of the cover body 3 are not restricted by the binding tool body 4 or the clamping body 5. The cover main body 3 can be opened and closed with respect to the spine 31 via the fold, and the cover main body 3 can be fully opened.

(Example) A file according to the present invention will be described below according to an example shown in the drawings.

The file shown in the figure is for storing business cards, and basically consists of a number of mounts 1 provided with bag portions 11 for storing business cards, and these mounts 1 are held via U-shaped support fittings 10. The cover body 3 is assembled to the binding tool 2 and covers the mount 1.

The cover main body 3 extends horizontally from the other end of the spine 31 in the width direction through the fold, similar to a vertically long spine 31 and a front cover 32 that extends horizontally from one end of the spine 31 in the width direction through the fold. back cover 3
3, and the front cover 32 and back cover 33 are free to swing relative to the spine 31.

As shown in FIG. 5, the spine 31 is provided with three horizontally elongated through holes 34 at predetermined intervals through which legs 52 equipped with engaging claws 53 (to be described later) can be inserted. A circular hole 35, two elongated holes 36, and two small holes 3 that are large enough to allow insertion of the
7.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the binding tool 2 is narrower than the spine 31 and
a vertically elongated binding main body 4 having an inner facing surface 40 that is disposed along the inner surface of the back cover 31 and comes into contact with the inner surface; The binding main body 4 and the clamping body 5 are integrally formed from a synthetic resin material, and a length of the clamping body 5 is provided at one end in the length direction of the binding tool main body 4. In addition to connecting one end in the direction, a thin hinge portion 6 is provided at the joint portion of the binding tool main body 4 and the clamping body 5, so that the inner facing surface 40 of the binding tool main body 4 and the outer facing surface 50 of the clamping tool body 5 are connected. A binding tool 2 that sandwiches the spine 31 is formed.

The binding tool main body 4 includes the spine 31.
Three horizontally elongated fitting holes 41 communicating with the through holes 34 formed in the spine 31 and a circular first through hole 42 communicating with the circular holes 35 similarly formed in the spine 31 are formed. A pair of opposing walls 43 are provided on both sides of the surface of the main body 4, and the opposing wall 4 is provided at the lower end.
3, a guide groove 45 having a semicircular cross section is formed in the length direction on the inner surface of both opposing walls 43, and a retaining protrusion 46 is provided in the middle of the guide groove 45. The guide groove 4
5, fitting both ends of the support fittings 10 of the mount 1 into the guide groove 45 from the upper end opening of the guide groove 45, and allowing one of the support fittings to ride over the retaining protrusion 46; The mount 1 is attached to the binding tool main body 4 via the support fitting 10.

Further, a recess 51 is formed on the surface of the clamping body 5 to accommodate the heading piece 7 and a transparent plate 70 covering the surface of the heading piece 7, and both upper and lower ends of the recess 51 are placed on the back side of the clamping body 5. The recess 5
Both lengthwise ends of the heading piece 7 and the transparent plate 70 housed in the holder 1 are positioned on the back side of the clamping body 5.

Furthermore, three elastically deformable legs 52 that are inserted into the fitting holes 41 formed in the binding tool main body 4 are formed on the back side of the clamping body 5, and the binding tool main body 4 is formed at the tip of the legs 52. The holding recess 51 is formed in the clamping body 5.
The first through hole 42 of the binding tool main body 4 is open inward and
A second through hole 54 communicating with the back cover 3 is formed on the back surface of the clamping body 5.
A rod-shaped projection 55 and a cylindrical projection 56 that fit into the long hole 36 and small hole 37 of 1, respectively, are provided in a protruding manner, and the indexing piece 7 and the transparent plate 70 housed in the recess 51 by the rod-shaped projection 55 are It is configured to receive both ends in the length direction.

The file configured as described above overlaps the back surface of the binding tool main body 4 with the inner surface of the spine cover 31, and swings the clamping body 5 to the back surface side of the binding tool main body 5 via the hinge part 6. Then, the back surface of the clamping body 5 is overlapped with the surface of the spine cover 31, and the leg 52 is inserted into the fitting hole 41 from the through hole 34, and the engaging claw 53 is inserted into the binding tool main body. 4, and the bar-like projections 55 are fitted into the elongated holes 36 of the spine cover 31, and the cylindrical projections 56 are fitted into the small holes 37 of the spine cover 31, respectively.

In this way, the spine 31 of the cover main body 3 has an inner facing surface 40 of the binding tool main body 4 and an outer facing surface 5 of the clamping body 5.
0 and the back cover 31, and then the back cover 3
1 through the through hole 34 provided in the binding tool main body 4.
Since the binding tool 2 is assembled to the spine cover 31 by combining the binding tool 2 with the clamping body 5, sufficient fixing strength of the binding tool 2 to the spine cover 31 can be obtained, and the parts of the spine cover 31 can be Since three sheets are stacked on top of each other, the rigidity of the spine 31 is also increased.

Further, the width of the inner facing surface 40 of the binding tool main body 4 is made narrower than the back cover 31, and the inner facing surface 40 of the binding tool main body 4 and the outer facing surface 50 of the clamping body 5 Since the cover 31 is inserted between the covers, when opening and closing the cover main body 3 connected to the spine 31 through the fold, the binding tool main body 4
The cover body 3 can be opened and closed with respect to the spine 31 via the folds without being restricted in the opening/closing operation of the cover body 3 by the gripping body 5 or the clamping body 5. It is opened to the fullest.

Further, the binding tool main body 4 and the clamping body 5 are firmly connected via the engaging claws 53 in a state where the spine 31 of the cover main body 3 is held between the binding tool main body 4 and the binding tool main body 4. By simply pressing the clamping body 5, which is swung toward the back side, against the binding tool main body 4, the engaging claws 53 are elastically deformed by the legs 52.
can immediately engage the surface of the binding tool main body 4 and engage the binding tool main body 4 and the clamping body 5, so assembly of the binding tool 2 to the spine cover 31 is very easy. It's easy to do.

By the way, in order to remove the heading piece 7 and the transparent plate 70 from the recess 51, for example, insert your finger from the surface side of the spelling tool main body 4 through the first and second through holes 42, 54 and the circle which are in communication with each other. By inserting it into the hole 35 and pressing the back side of the heading piece 7, the heading piece 7 and the transparent plate 70 can be easily taken out from the recess 51.

In the above embodiment, the through hole 34 formed in the spine 31, the fitting hole 41 formed in the binding tool main body 4, and the engaging claw 53 formed in the clamping body 5 were formed at three locations, respectively. The numbers and positions of the above-described through holes 34, fitting holes 41, and engaging claws 53 may be changed as necessary.

Further, in the above embodiment, the fitting hole 41 is formed in the binding tool body 4, and the leg 52 with the engaging claw 53 is formed in the clamping body 5.
3 is engaged with the binding tool main body 4 through the through hole 34 and the fitting hole 41, thereby fixing the binding tool main body 4 and the clamping body 5,
The invention is not limited to this, and for example, the back surface of the binding tool main body 4 and the back surface of the clamping body 5, which are in contact through the through hole 34, may be bonded with adhesive or ultrasonic processing, or The binding tool 2 may be formed of metal, and the parts of the binding tool main body 4 and the clamping body 5 that are in contact with each other via the through hole 34 may be joined by spot welding.

(Effect of the invention) As described above, according to the invention, the inner facing surface 40 of the binding tool main body 4 is brought into contact with the inner surface of the spine cover 31,
And, after bringing the outer facing surface 50 of the clamping body 5 into contact with the outer surface of the spine 31, the inner facing surface 40 of the binding tool main body 4 and the outer facing surface 50 of the clamping body 5
Since the spine 31 is sandwiched between the
When opening and closing the cover main body 3 connected to the spine 31 via a fold, the binding tool main body 4 and the clamping body 5
Therefore, the cover body 3 can be opened and closed with respect to the spine 31 via the folds without being restricted in the opening/closing operation of the cover body 3, and the cover body 3 can be fully opened. be.

Moreover, the inner facing surface 40 of the binding tool body 4 and the outer facing surface 50 of the clamping body 5 are both brought into surface contact with the back cover 31, and the back cover 31 is held between the inner facing surface 40 and the outer facing surface 50. Since the binding tool 2 is assembled to the spine cover 31 by connecting the binding tool main body 4 and the clamping body 5 through the through hole 34 provided in the spine cover 31, the binding tool 2 can be assembled to the spine cover 31. The part of the cover 31 is three-layered due to surface contact between the spine 31, the binding tool main body 4, and the clamping body 5, so that not only is sufficient strength for fixing the binding tool 2 to the spine 31, but also The rigidity of the spine 31 is also increased, so that the binding tool 2 can of course be firmly fixed to the spine 31 of the cover main body 3, and the file has excellent durability as a whole. We were able to do this.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 1 is a sectional view of the main part, Fig. 2 is a perspective view with a part of the mount omitted, Fig. 3 is a front view of the binding tool, and Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the main part. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the binding tool and a front view with a part of the cover main body omitted. 2... Binding tool, 4... Binding tool body, 5... Clamping body, 6... Hinge portion, 3... Cover body, 31...
Back cover, 34...through hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A spine cover 31 connected to the cover body 3 via a fold.
A binding main body 4 having an inner facing surface 40 which is narrower and is disposed along the inner surface of the spine cover 31 and comes into contact with the inner surface; It consists of a clamping body 5 having an outer facing surface 50 that comes into contact with the binding tool body 4, and a hinge part 6 that connects the clamping body 5 at one end in the length direction of the binding tool main body 4, and The surface 40 and the outer facing surface 50 of the clamping body 5 form a binding tool 2 that clamps the spine 31, and the spine 31 has a through hole that allows the binding tool main body 4 and the clamping body 5 to face each other. 34, and the binding tool main body 4 and the clamping body 5 are connected by sandwiching the spine cover 31 through the through hole 34, and the binding tool 2 is fixed to the spine cover 31. Featured files.