JPH1019256A - Lighter having cover, and cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To arbitrarily change or add decorative or advertising elements including patterns, figures or letters by inserting a body part of a lighter into a cover, and applying the pressing force against the side of the body part from a projected part of the cover. SOLUTION: A cover 2 is cylindrical and has an approximately same inner diameter L2 as the outer diameter L1 of a body part 12. One end in the axial direction of the cover 2 is opened, and two projected parts 21, 22 are provided on an inner circumferential surface on the other end side in the axial direction. The clearance L3 between two projected parts 21, 22 is smaller than the outer diameter L1 of the body part 12 of the lighter 1. The body part of the lighter 1 is inserted in the cover 2. The pressing force P is applied against the side of the body part 12 from the projecting parts 21, 22 of the cover 2. The pressing force P is generated because the clearance L3 between two projecting parts 21, 22 is smaller than the outer diameter L1 of the body part 12 of the lighter 1. The cover 2 is made of a material excellent in malleability and ductility, for example, aluminum.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a writer with a cover and a cover.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Lighters sold at low prices, for example, disposable lighters, usually require simple surface decoration and design as much as possible because production costs must be reduced.

[0003] In a disposable writer having such a simple surface decoration and design, there are cases where it is desired to add or change decorative or advertising elements such as patterns, figures or characters on the outer surface. For example, there are cases where a disposable writer is used as a corporate advertisement medium, and where the surface decoration and design of the writer are changed to give a sense of quality and enhance the commercial value.

Conventionally, however, the decorative and advertising elements described above are determined by the writer manufacturer's selection, and cannot be changed by a third party other than the manufacturer from the outside after purchasing the writer. .

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a writer with a cover which can arbitrarily change or add decorative or advertising elements such as patterns, figures or characters.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a lighter with a cover that can reliably maintain the decorative elements and materials that have been changed or added.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a cover that can be used repeatedly when combined with a disposable lighter.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a writer with a cover according to the present invention includes a writer and a cover. The lighter has an ignition portion and a main body portion. The ignition portion is provided at an upper end of the main body portion. The cover has a cylindrical shape, an inner diameter substantially equal to an outer diameter of the main body, is open at one end in the axial direction, and has at least one projection on an inner peripheral surface at the other end in the axial direction. In the writer, the main body portion is inserted into the cover, and a pressing force is applied from the convex portion of the cover to a side surface of the main body portion. As described above, the cover is cylindrical, has substantially the same inner diameter as the outer diameter of the main body, and has one end opened in the axial direction. The writer is inserted into the cover body. Thereby, a writer with a cover is obtained. The ignition portion is provided at an upper end of the main body portion. Therefore, even if the writer is stored in the cover, it does not hinder the ignition operation of the writer.

Here, since the cover is a part independent of the writer, even if it is a third party other than the writer manufacturer, a pattern, a figure, or a character can be formed on the outer surface of the cover based on its own preference and design. Decorative or advertising elements such as are added, and this cover is combined with a writer to obtain a writer with a cover.

The cover has at least one projection on the inner peripheral surface at the other end in the axial direction. The protrusion applies a pressing force to the side surface of the main body. With this pressing force, the cover is integrated with the writer. Accordingly, a writer with a cover is obtained in which decorative elements, advertising elements, materials, and the like attached to the cover can be integrally viewed as elements of the writer itself.

When the lighter is removed from the cover, the lighter may be pulled out by applying a force to the ignition portion protruding from the opening of the cover. Thus, the writer can be easily removed from the cover. Therefore, when a disposable lighter and a cover are used in combination, the cover can be removed from the lighter that has run out of gas, and the removed cover can be replaced with a new lighter to be used repeatedly.

Further specific features and advantages of the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the drawings.

[0013]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a lighter with a cover according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view of the lighter with a cover shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a writer with a cover according to the present invention includes a writer 1 and a cover 2.
And The lighter 1 includes an ignition portion 11 and a main body portion 12.
And The ignition portion 11 is provided at an upper end of the main body portion 12. The main body portion 12 has an outer shape similar to an ellipse having a major axis diameter L1 and a minor axis diameter. Therefore, the outer diameter of the main body portion 12 changes between the major axis diameter L1 and the minor axis diameter, but for simplicity of description, the major axis diameter L1 will be described as a representative outer diameter.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cover 2 is cylindrical and has an inner diameter L2 substantially equal to the outer diameter L1 of the main body portion 12. The inner diameter of the cover 2 follows the outer shape of the main body 12 of the lighter 1. Since the outer diameter of the main body portion 12 changes between the major axis diameter L1 and the minor axis diameter, the inner diameter of the cover 2 to be followed is also
Although it has a shape similar to an ellipse that changes between the major axis diameter L2 and the minor axis diameter, the major axis diameter L2 will be described as an inner diameter for simplicity of description.

The cover 2 has an opening 20 at one end 21 in the axial direction, and has two projections 21 and 22 on the inner peripheral surface at the other end in the axial direction. An interval L3 between the two convex portions 21 and 22 is smaller than an outer diameter L1 of the main body portion 12 of the writer 1.

The writer 1 has a main body 12 inserted into the cover 2. Then, while being inserted into the cover 2, a pressing force P is applied to the side surface of the main body portion 12 from the convex portions 21 and 22 of the cover 2. The pressing force P1 is two convex portions 2
This is caused by the fact that the distance L3 between the first and the second 22 is smaller than the outer diameter L1 of the main body portion 12 of the writer 1.

The cover 2 is made of a material excellent in malleability and ductility, for example, a metal material such as aluminum.
The cover 2 can be manufactured by subjecting this metal plate to press working.

FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view for explaining the mounting operation of the writer on the cover. As described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the cover 2 is cylindrical, and the outer diameter L <b> 1
And has one end 21 in the axial direction
0 has been set. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, by inserting the main body portion 12 of the writer 1 through the opening 20 and pushing it into the cover 2 in the direction of arrow a, as shown in FIG. 4 (or FIG. 2), A writer with a cover obtained by attaching the cover 2 to 1 is obtained.

Since the ignition portion 11 is provided at the upper end of the main body portion 12, the ignition portion 11 can be operated even when it is housed in the cover 2. Therefore, there is no problem in the ignition function of the writer 1.

Moreover, since the cover 2 is a part independent of the writer 1, even a third party other than the writer manufacturer can apply a cover to the outer surface of the cover 2 based on his / her preference and design.
A decorative or advertising element such as a pattern, a figure or a character is added, and this cover 2 is combined with a writer 1 to obtain a writer with a cover to which a decorative or advertising element such as a pattern, a figure or a character is added. be able to.

The cover 2 has two convex portions 21 and 22 on the inner peripheral surface on the other end side in the axial direction.
2, the pressing force P is applied to the side surface of the main body portion 12. The cover 2 is integrated with the writer 1 by the pressing force P. Therefore, the decorative elements attached to the cover 2,
A writer with a cover can be obtained in which the advertising element, the material, and the like can be viewed as one element of the writer 1 itself.

When removing the lighter 1 from the cover 2, as shown in FIG. 4, the ignition portion 11 protruding from the opening 20 of the cover 2 can be pulled out in the direction of arrow b. Thereby, the writer 1 can be easily removed from the cover 2. Therefore, when the disposable lighter 1 and the cover 2 are used in combination, the cover 2 is removed by removing the lighted gas lighter 1 from the cover 2 and replacing the removed cover 2 with a new lighter (not shown). Can be used repeatedly.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the two convex portions 21 and 22 are provided on opposite sides of the inner peripheral surface of the cover 2. According to this structure, the side surfaces of the main body portion 12 are provided with two convex portions 21 and 22 provided at opposing positions.
And receives the pressing force P evenly. For this reason, it is possible to reliably prevent the writer 1 from falling off the cover 2. Protrusions 21, 22
The shape and number of can be arbitrarily selected.

1 and 2, the cover 2 has a receiving portion 23 at the other end in the axial direction for receiving the bottom portion 121 of the writer 1. According to this structure, the bottom part 121 of the writer 1 can be received by the receiving part 23. Therefore, the bottom 121 of the writer 1 is securely stored in the cover 2. The shape of the receiving portion 23 may be a ring shape having a hole,
It may be flat without holes.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the cover according to the present invention. In the drawings, the same components as those in FIGS. 1 to 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the projections 21 and 22 are hemispherical. In this embodiment, the same operation and effect as those of the embodiment shown in FIGS.

FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view showing another embodiment of the writer with cover according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the direction of the left and right (in the drawing) direction of the writer 1 with respect to the cover 2 is opposite to that in FIG.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (A) It is possible to provide a writer with a cover capable of arbitrarily changing or adding decorative or advertising elements such as patterns, figures or characters appearing on the outer surface. (B) It is possible to provide a lighter with a cover that can reliably maintain the changed or added decorative elements and materials. (C) When combined with a disposable lighter, a cover that can be used repeatedly can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a writer with a cover according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view of the writer with cover shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front sectional view of a cover constituting the writer with a cover shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining an operation of attaching the writer to the cover shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the writer with cover obtained by the mounting operation of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the cover according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view showing another embodiment of a writer with a cover according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Writer 11 Ignition part 12 Main part L1 Outer diameter of main part 2 Cover L2 Inner diameter of cover 21, 22 Convex part P Pressing force

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A lighter with a cover including a lighter and a cover, wherein the lighter has an ignition portion and a main body portion, wherein the ignition portion is provided at an upper end of the main body portion, The cover has a cylindrical shape, has an inner diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the main body portion, has one end opened in the axial direction, and has at least one projection on the inner peripheral surface on the other end side in the axial direction. The writer is a writer with a cover, wherein the main body portion is inserted into the cover, and a pressing force is applied from the convex portion of the cover to a side surface of the main body portion. 2. The lighter with a cover according to claim 1, wherein the protrusions are provided on both sides facing each other. 3. The writer with a cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover has a receiving portion that receives a bottom portion of the writer at the other end in the axial direction. 4. A cover used in combination with a writer, wherein the cover has a cylindrical shape, is open at one axial end, and has at least one projection on an inner peripheral surface at the other axial end. 5. The cover according to claim 4, wherein the convex portions are provided on opposite sides. 6. The cover according to claim 4, further comprising a receiving portion for receiving a bottom portion of the writer at the other end in the axial direction.