JPH08175067A - Filing implement - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain a rigidly sandwiching pressure irrespective of the thickness of a sheet. CONSTITUTION: The filing implement comprises a board 1 in which stripe pieces 2, 3 are fastened 4 to both ends, a retaining member 5 for holding a sheet, an operating lever in which its base is slidably and tiltably supported to the intermediate part of the member 5 and the one piece 3 is fastened to the base and which has a locking hole 9 on the surface, a locking member 13 which is connected to the other piece 2 and has a locking pawl 12 to be locked with the hole 9 at the end and regulating means 11 for varying the entire length at the intermediate part, and a suppressing piece 23 slidably provided with the member 5 to suppress the loose end of the lever 7 to hold its laid state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a binding tool effective when binding, for example, computer paper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a binding tool effective for binding, for example, computer paper, a long strip having a pair of retaining bands having engaging claws at both ends is fixed to both ends. A pressing member, and a pair of operation levers pivotally mounted inwardly on the pressing member so as to freely undulate, and provided with engaging holes that selectively engage with the engaging claws in the longitudinal direction,
A binding device that is configured by a restraining member that is supported by the pressing member and that holds the operation lever in the down position, and that has a stop band that is pressed against both ends of the pressing member when the operation lever is in the down position is a special binding device. It is known from Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-39194. According to the binding device with this configuration, since the lever ratio is used, there is an advantage in that the sheet clamping force can be firmly obtained.

[0003]

However, since the above-mentioned known binding device is provided with a pair of operating levers and a restraining member on the left and right sides, the binding operation of the sheet with respect to the binding device is performed at the left and right positions. Therefore, there is an inconvenience that the operation is troublesome.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art, the present invention provides a long board in which flexible strips are fixed to both ends and led out to the side. , A holding member for sandwiching a paper or the like with the substrate, a base is supported at an intermediate position of the pressing member so as to be slidable and undulating, and a locking hole is provided at a position apart from the base, and Operation lever with the tip of the strip fixed to the base, the rear end of the other strip fixed with the locking claw that locks with the locking hole, and the rotation operation in the middle A locking member having an adjusting means capable of variably adjusting the overall length thereof, and a restraining piece that is slidable with respect to the pressing member and that restrains the free end portion of the operating lever to maintain its lying state. It is characterized in that it is configured from The rear end is secured to the other strip,
Also, a connecting rod having a threaded portion at its tip and a locking rod having a locking pawl for locking in a locking hole at its tip and having a threaded portion having a screw direction different from that of the threaded portion at the rear end. , A rotating rod having screw holes with different screw directions screwed into the respective screw portions at both ends, and a plurality of locking holes are provided in the longitudinal direction of the operating lever, One of the strips is inserted into a plurality of support pieces provided in the pressing member, the tip of the strip is fixed to the base of the operation lever, and the restraining piece is slidably engaged with the strip. The substrate has a horizontal portion fixed to the inner surface of the back cover of the cover body, and a vertical portion having a height corresponding to the width of the spine cover. Furthermore, the pressing member is composed of a member having an upward U-shaped cross section, and the operating lever is composed of a member having a downward U-shaped cross section and capable of intervening in the pressing member, and both ends of the shaft rod fixed to the base thereof. The portion is inserted into a sliding hole extending in the longitudinal direction provided in the rising piece of the pressing member, and the operation lever is supported so as to be slidable and undulating with respect to the pressing member.

[0005]

In operation, the pressing member is separated from the upper surface of the substrate with the locking claw removed from the locking hole. This separating action is allowed within a range in which the operation lever can slide with respect to the pressing member. In this state, the side edge portion of the paper is placed on the substrate, and then the pressing member is pressed against the upper surface thereof, and the base of the operation lever is slid against the pressing member to remove the looseness of one of the strips. Next, the locking claw of the locking member is locked in the locking hole in the required tilted state of the operating lever, and the operating lever is laid down in this state. Then, by levering the lever, the other strip is tensioned, and the tensile force in the direction of the base portion acts on the operation lever, so that the operation lever slides in that direction and one strip is also tensioned, which causes the board The sheet interposed between the pressing member and the pressing member is firmly held by the pressing member. Then, the restraining piece is slid in a state in which the operating lever is sufficiently laid down to restrain the free end portion of the operating lever. In the above description, the degree of tension of the strip when the operating lever is laid down can be adjusted by operating the adjusting means to change the entire length thereof, and further, a plurality of locking members spaced in the length direction of the operating lever. By selecting the holes and locking the locking claws, the bindable thickness of the paper can be increased.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. An L-shaped cross section consisting of a horizontal portion 1a and a vertical portion 1b having a height corresponding to the width of a spine cover b of a cover member A described later. It is a long board, and the lower surface of both ends of the horizontal part 1a is
A flexible stranded wire formed by twisting a number of thin steel wires, a thin steel plate, a pair of left and right flexible strips 2 and 3 made of leather or a synthetic resin piece, etc. are respectively fastened to each other to make it horizontal. It is led out in the relative direction from both ends of the portion 1a. Reference numeral 5 is a pressing member made of a long steel plate having an upward U-shaped cross section, the length of which is substantially the same as that of the substrate 1, and extends in the longitudinal direction from the central portion to the front and rear upright pieces 5a near one end. A sliding groove 6 is provided. Reference numeral 7 denotes an operation lever which is formed in a downward U-shape and is made of a steel plate having a width capable of intervening in the pressing member 5. A shaft piece 8 is provided at the base of the operation lever, and the shaft piece 8 is slidable on the slide piece. By engaging with the groove 6, the operating lever 7 is slidably and undoneably supported by the pressing member 5, and the operating lever 7 is provided with a plurality of locking holes 9 near the free end away from the base. It is set up.

One of the strips 2 located on the base side of the operating lever 7 is provided with an adjusting means 11 capable of variably adjusting the total length in the middle part thereof, and the locking hole 9 is locked at the tip thereof. A locking member 13 having a key-shaped locking claw 12 is attached. In this example, the rear end is attached to the free end portion of the one strip 2 by a stopper 14 and the threaded portion is attached to the front end. 1
5, a connecting rod 16 having 5 and a threaded portion 17 having a spiral direction different from the threaded portion 15 at the rear end, and the locking claw 12 locking at the locking hole 9 at the front end. A case is shown in which it is composed of a stop rod 18 and a rotating rod 19 having screw holes at different ends which are screwed into the screw portions 15 and 17 and have different spiral directions. Further, the other strip 3 is the one strip 2
The strip 3 is formed to be longer than that of the operation lever 7, and the strip 3 is inserted into and supported by a plurality of support portions 20 that are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction in the pressing member 5, and the tip end thereof is on the base portion of the operation lever 7. For example, it is attached by inserting the strips 3 into the two insertion holes 21 provided in the base so as to fold back the ends of the strips 3 and fixing the strips 3 to each other with the stoppers 22 on the inner surface of the base of the operation lever 7.

Reference numeral 23 is a restraining piece that restrains the free end portion of the operating lever 8 and firmly holds the operating lever 8 in a lying state with respect to the holding member 5, which is slidably provided in the holding member 5. In this example, as shown in FIG. 5, an elongated steel plate is bent in a U shape so that the lower piece 24 is longer than the upper piece 25, and an upward folding piece 26 is provided at the tip of the lower piece 24. Through hole 2 that faces the folded piece 26 and the hanging piece of the U-shaped portion
7 is provided, and the restraining piece 23 is slidably provided in the holding member 5 by inserting the other strip 3 into the through hole 27.

When the one strip 2 is folded back to the inner surface of the pressing member 5, in order to hold the strip 2 at the center position in the width direction, one end of the pressing member 5 has an inner surface at the center. A holding piece 27 having a notch portion 27a is provided, and the binding device configured as described above is configured such that the cover member A is formed by connecting the front cover sheet a, the back cover sheet b, and the back cover sheet c in a bendable manner. The horizontal portion 1a of the substrate 1 is fixed to the back cover sheet c near the spine cover sheet b by a stopper or the like to form a binder.

Therefore, when the paper is bound in the binder, the pressing member 5 is separated from the upper surface of the substrate 1 with the locking claw 12 removed from the locking hole 9. This separating action is allowed in the range in which the operating lever 7 can slide with respect to the pressing member 5, that is, in the range of the length of the sliding groove 6. In this state, the side edge of the paper P is placed on the substrate 1, and then the pressing member 5 is pressed against the upper surface thereof, and the base of the operation lever 7 is slid with respect to the pressing member 5 along the sliding groove 6. Remove the slack of the other strip 3. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the operating lever 7 is locked in the selected locking hole 9 of the locking claw 12 of the locking rod 18 in a required tilted state, and in this state, the operating lever 7 is locked.
Lie down. Then, one lever 2 is pulled by the lever to be tensioned, and a pulling force in the base direction acts on the operating lever 7, so that the operating lever 7 slides in the pulling direction and the other strip 3 is pulled. Also, due to this, a strong holding force acts on the holding member 5, and the paper P interposed between the substrate 1 and the holding member 5 is firmly held by the holding member 5. Then, in a state in which the operation lever is sufficiently laid down in the pressing member 5, the restraining piece 23 is slid to overlap the upper piece 25 with the upper surface of the free end portion of the operation lever 7 and the operation lever 7 is laid down. Is to hold.

In the above description, the degree of tension of the strips 2 and 3 when the operating lever 7 is laid down, that is, the degree of strength of the pulling force acting on the operating lever 7 is determined by rotating the rotating rod 19. Can be carried out by variably adjusting the total length of the above, and the position of the locking hole 9 in which the locking claw 12 locks is selected according to the binding thickness of the paper.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the pressing member is pressed against the substrate by utilizing the lever, the sheet holding plate can be firmly obtained and the single operation can be performed. Since a lever is used, the binding operation is easy,
Further, the presence of the adjusting means allows the entire length of the locking member, that is, the sandwiching pressure of the sheet, to be variably adjusted in a stepless manner, and further, by arranging a plurality of the locking holes, the bindable thickness of the sheet can be increased, Furthermore, since the substrate has a horizontal portion fixed to the inner surface of the back cover of the cover body and a vertical portion having a height corresponding to the width of the cover body, the side edges of the binding sheets can be easily aligned. It has the advantage that it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall plan view of a bound state

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a bound state

3 is a sectional view taken along the line II of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway front view of the binding start state.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the restraint piece.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Board 2, 3 strips 5 Holding member 6 Sliding groove 7 Operating lever 8 Shaft piece 9 Locking hole 11 Adjusting means 12 Locking claw 13 Locking member 15, 17 Screw part 18 Locking rod 19 Rotating rod 20 Support Part 21 Insertion hole 23 Suppression part piece 27 Through hole A Cover member

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A long substrate having flexible strips fixed to both ends thereof and led out to the side, a pressing member for sandwiching a sheet between the substrates, and an intermediate portion of the pressing members. The base is slidably and undoneably supported at a position, has an engaging hole at a position apart from the base, and has an operation lever in which the tip of the one strip is fixed to the base, and the other strip. A locking member having a rear end fixed to the front end, a locking claw for locking the locking hole at the front end, and an intermediate adjusting means capable of variably adjusting the entire length by a rotating operation, and the pressing member. The binding tool is configured to be slidable with respect to the control lever and configured to include a restraining piece that restrains the free end portion of the operating lever and holds the lying state. 2. The adjusting means is provided with a connecting rod having a rear end fixed to the other strip and having a threaded portion at the tip, and a locking claw for locking the locking hole at the front, From a locking rod having a screw portion having a screw direction different from that of the screw portion at an end, and a rotating rod having screw holes having different screw directions screwed into the screw portions at both ends, respectively. The binding device according to claim 1, which is composed of: 3. The binding device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of locking holes are provided in the longitudinal direction of the operating lever. 4. One of the strips is inserted into a plurality of support pieces provided in the holding member, the tip of the strip is fixed to the base of the operation lever, and the restraining piece can slide on the strip. The binding device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, which is formed by being interlocked with. 5. The substrate has a horizontal portion fixed to the inner surface of the back cover of the cover body and a vertical portion having a height corresponding to the width of the spine cover. The described binding device. 6. The holding member comprises a member having an upwardly U-shaped cross section, and the operating lever has a downwardly U-shaped cross section which is capable of intervening in the holding member, and has a shaft rod fixed to the base thereof. 2. The operation lever is slidably and undulatingly supported on the pressing member by inserting both ends into sliding holes extending in the longitudinal direction provided on the rising piece of the pressing member. The binding device according to item 5.